Association of Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphisms with schizophrenia and negative symptoms in a Chinese population

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 159 B, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 370-375

  Li, Wen Jun ^a   Kou, Chang Gui ^a   Yu, Yaqin ^a   Sun, Shilong ^a   Zhang, Xuan ^a   Kosten, Thomas R ^b,c,d   Zhang, Xiang Yang ^b,c,d  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Case control; COMT; Negative symptom; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; PERPHENAZINE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84860642107     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32038     Document Type: Article

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