Association between catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism and negative symptoms of schizophrenia in the Korean population

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 338-339

  Kang, Won Sub ^a   Park, Jin Kyung ^a   Park, Hae Jeong ^a   Kim, Su Kang ^a   Cho, Ah Rang ^a   Lee, Sang Min ^a   Kim, Jong Woo ^a   Song, Ji Young ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; CATECHOL O METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; KOREA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATOR GENE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84868159028     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.12.048     Document Type: Letter

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