Association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism and panic disorder: A replication

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 196-198

  Annerbrink, Kristina ^a   Westberg, Lars ^a   Olsson, Marie ^b   Allgulander, Christer ^c   Andersch, Sven ^a   Sjödin, Ingemar ^d   Holm, Göran ^b   Eriksson, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Association study; Catecholamines; Psychiatric genetics

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; SWEDISH;

EID: 82555164200     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.11.022     Document Type: Article

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