Association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism and panic disorder: A replication

Abstract The association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism and panic disorder was studied in a Swedish sample of 211 patients and 452 controls. We found a significant excess of the Val allele in both male and female patients, the latter but not the former finding being...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychiatry research 2010-06, Vol.178 (1), p.196-198
Hauptverfasser:	Annerbrink, Kristina, Westberg, Lars, Olsson, Marie, Allgulander, Christer, Andersch, Sven, Sjödin, Ingemar, Holm, Göran, Eriksson, Elias
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Anxiety Anxiety disorders. Neuroses Association study Biological and medical sciences Catechol O-Methyltransferase - genetics Catecholamines Farmakologi och toxikologi Female Gene Frequency Genetic Association Studies Humans Male Medical sciences MEDICIN MEDICINE Methionine - genetics Middle Aged Panic disorder Panic Disorder - genetics Pharmacology and Toxicology Polymorphism, Genetic Psychiatric genetics Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Sweden Valine - genetics
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract The association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism and panic disorder was studied in a Swedish sample of 211 patients and 452 controls. We found a significant excess of the Val allele in both male and female patients, the latter but not the former finding being in line with previous studies.
ISSN:	0165-1781 1872-7123 1872-7123
DOI:	10.1016/j.psychres.2009.11.022