An association between Epac-1 gene variants and anxiety and depression in two independent samples

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 214-219

  Middeldorp, Christel M ^a   Vink, Jacqueline M ^a   Hettema, John M ^b   De Geus, Eco J C ^a   Kendler, Kenneth S ^b   Willemsen, Gonneke ^a   Neale, Michael C ^a,b   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a   Chen, Xiangning ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Association study; Depression; RapGEF 3

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; RAP GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR 3; RAP PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRANSMISSION DISEQUILIBRIUM TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; GENOTYPE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 73949156854     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30976     Document Type: Article

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