Association study of a functional catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val108/158Met polymorphism and suicide attempts in patients with alcohol dependence

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-388

  Nedic, Gordana ^a   Nikolac, Matea ^a   Sviglin, Korona Nenadic ^b   Muck Seler, Dorotea ^a   Borovecki, Fran ^c   Pivac, Nela ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b Referentni centar za Alzheimerovu bolest i psihijatriju sta rijeivo t ne dobi   (Croatia)

^c KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; association study; COMT Val108 158Met polymorphism; suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENOMIC DNA; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BROWN GOODWIN SCALE; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; METHIONINE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VALINE;

EID: 79955097245     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145710001057     Document Type: Article

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