Postpartum depression symptoms associated with Val158Met COMT polymorphism

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 339-340

  Alvim Soares, A ^a   Miranda, D ^a   Campos, S B ^a   Figueira, P ^a   Romano Silva, M A ^a   Correa, H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84881145513     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0349-8     Document Type: Letter

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