The Influence of the Val158Met Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Polymorphism on the Personality Traits of Bipolar Patients

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Dávila, Wendy ^a   Basterreche, Nieves ^b,c   Arrue, Aurora ^b   Zamalloa, María I ^b   Gordo, Estíbaliz ^b   Dávila, Ricardo ^b   González Torres, Miguel A ^c,d   Zumárraga, Mercedes ^b  

^a AMSA   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Zamudio   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CATABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMT GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DIRECTEDNESS; SELF TRANSCENDENCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877098241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062900     Document Type: Article

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