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Association of the functional V158M catechol-O-methyl-transferase polymorphism with panic disorder in women.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Jun 2004
Domschke Katharina, Freitag Christine M, Kuhlenbäumer Gregor, Schirmacher Anja, Sand Philipp, Nyhuis Peter, Jacob Christian, Fritze Jürgen, Franke Petra, Rietschel Marcella, Garritsen Henk S, Fimmers Rolf, Nöthen Markus M, Lesch Klaus-Peter, Stögbauer Florian, Deckert Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder with an estimated heritability of up to 48%. Pharmacological and genetic studies suggest that genes coding for proteins involved in the catecholaminergic system might be relevant for the pathogenesis of the disease. In the present study, we genotyped a single nucleotide polymorphism (472G/A=V158M) in the coding region of the catechol-O-methyl-transferase (COMT) gene in 115...
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