GABRA6 gene polymorphism and an attenuated stress response

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 998-1006

  Uhart, M ^a   McCaul, M E ^a   Oswald, L M ^a   Choi, L ^b   Wand, G S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; GABA ( aminobutyric acid); NEO PI R; Polymorphism; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ALLELE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXTRAVERSION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GABRA6 GENE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PERSONALITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 8744243995     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001535     Document Type: Article

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