No association of catechol-o-methyltransferase polymorphisms with schizophrenia in the han Chinese population

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1138-1141

  Zhang, Fuquan ^a,b   Liu, Chenxing ^a,b   Chen, Yaguang ^a,b   Wang, Lifang ^a,b   Lu, Tianlan ^a,b   Yan, Hao ^a,b   Ruan, Yanyan ^a,b   Yue, Weihua ^a,b   Zhang, Dai ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY SIXTH HOSPITAL   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866256313     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2012.0061     Document Type: Article

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