The functional Val158Met polymorphism in catechol-O- methyltransferase (COMT) is associated with depression and motivation in men from a Swedish population-based study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 158-166

  Åberg, Elin ^a   Fandiño Losada, Andrés ^a   Sjöholm, Louise K ^a   Forsell, Yvonne ^a   Lavebratt, Catharina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood problems; Gender dimorphism; Gene environmental interactions; Mood level and motivation state; Population based cohort; The brain reward system

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DYSTHYMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOTIVATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALLELES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79851512656     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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