Association of monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) polymorphisms and clinical subgroups of major depressive disorders in the Han Chinese population

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 4 PART 2, 2009, Pages 544-551

  Huang, San Yuan ^a   Lin, Ming Teng ^a,b   Lin, Wei Wen ^a   Huang, Cheng Chang ^a   Shy, Mee Jen ^a   Lu, Ru Band ^c,d  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Institute of Clinical Medicine   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Association study; Clinical subgroup; Major depression; MAOA gene

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR AFFECTIVE DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; ALLELE; ASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 77449133090     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970701816506     Document Type: Article

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