Sympathetic nervous function and the effect of the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism in patients with panic disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 337-340

  Kang, Eun Ho ^a   Song, Yoon Jae ^a   Kim, Kyung Jeong ^b   Shim, Hyun Bo ^a   Park, Joo Eon ^c   Yu, Bum Hee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Keyo Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catecholamine O methyltransferase; Genetic polymorphism; Panic disorder; Sympathetic nervous function

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FINGER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADULT; ALLELES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 77952106845     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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