Association between polymorphisms of the dopamine receptor D2 and catechol-o-methyl transferase genes and cognitive function

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 630-638

  Bolton, Jennifer L ^a   Marioni, Riccardo E ^a   Deary, Ian J ^b   Harris, Sarah E ^b   Stewart, Marlene C ^a   Murray, Gordon D ^a   Fowkes, F Gerry R ^a   Price, Jackie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; COMT; Dopamine; DRD2; Genetic; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; COGNITION; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SCOTLAND;

EID: 77956187228     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-010-9372-y     Document Type: Article

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