The COMT Met158 allele and violence in schizophrenia: A meta-analysis

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 192-197

  Bhakta, Savita G ^a   Zhang, Jian Ping ^a   Malhotra, Anil K ^a,b,c  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Feinstein Institute of Medical Research   (United States)

^c DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Dopamine; Genetics; Polymorphism; Psychosis; Rs4680

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CATECHOL O METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VIOLENCE;

CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MEDLINE; METHIONINE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VALINE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84865327100     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.06.026     Document Type: Article

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