Potential role of membrane-bound COMT gene polymorphisms in female depression vulnerability

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 148, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 316-322

  Hatzimanolis, Alex ^a,b   Vitoratou, Silia ^a   Mandelli, Laura ^c   Vaiopoulos, Chrysostomos ^a   Nearchou, Finiki A ^a   Stefanis, Costas N ^a   Serretti, Alessandro ^c   Stefanis, Nicholas C ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Association; COMT; Estrogens; Major depression; Neuroticism

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RURAL POPULATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RURAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877700569     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.12.018     Document Type: Article

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