Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism moderates anterior cingulate volume in posttraumatic stress disorder

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1091-1096

  Schulz Heik, R Jay ^a   Schaer, Marie ^b   Eliez, Stephan ^b   Hallmayer, Joachim F ^c   Lin, Xiaoyan ^c   Kaloupek, Danny G ^d   Woodward, Steven H ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; catechol o methyltransferase; genetics; neuroimaging; posttraumatic stress disorder; Val158Met

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GENOTYPE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VALINE; VIETNAM;

EID: 80255135940     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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