Article
Combined family trio and case-control analysis of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism in European patients with anorexia nervosa.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Gabrovsek M, Brecelj-Anderluh M, Bellodi L, Cellini E, Di Bella D, Estivill X, Fernandez-Aranda F, Freeman B, Geller F, Gratacos M, Haigh R, Hebebrand J, Hinney A, Holliday J, Hu X, Karwautz A, Nacmias B, Ribases M, Remschmidt H, Komel R, Sorbi S, Tomori M, Treasure J, Wagner G, Zhao J, Collier D A
Abstract excerpt
The high activity Val158 (H) allele of the dopamine-metabolizing enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) was associated with anorexia nervosa (AN) in a recent family trio-based study of patients from Israel. In an attempt to replicate this finding, we performed a combined family trio and case-control study in an European population from seven centers in six different countries (Austria, Germany, Great Britain,...
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