Article
Adrenergic receptor genes as candidate genes for panic disorder: a linkage study.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Apr 1992
Wang Z W, Crowe R R, Noyes R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Several lines of investigation suggest that the noradrenergic neurotransmitter system may be involved in the pathogenesis of panic disorder. Since a mutation in a gene coding for one of the adrenergic receptors could account for both the familial nature and autonomic dysfunction of panic disorder, the authors performed analyses of the linkage between panic disorder and five adrenergic receptor loci....
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
- Female
- Humans
- Lod Score
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Genetic