The association between catechol-O-methyl-transferase Val 108/158Met polymorphism and suicide

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 565-569

  Pivac, N ^a   Pregelj, P ^b   Nikolac, M ^a   Zupanc, T ^c   Nedic, G ^a   Seler, D M ^a   Paska, A V ^c  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Association study; Caucasians; COMT; Suicide; Violent and nonviolent methods

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 79959935573     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2011.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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