Association study of the Val158Met polymorphism of the catechol-O- methyltransferase gene and alcoholism and heroin dependence: The role of a family history

Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psihiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 84-88

  Kibitov, A O ^a   Voskoboeva, E Yu ^a   Brodyansky, V M ^a   Chuprova, N A ^a   Smirnova, E V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Catechol O methyltransferase; Family history; Gene polymorphism; Heroin dependence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DIAMORPHINE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ADULT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; PEDIGREE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VALINE;

EID: 78049368955     PISSN: 19977298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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