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[Genetic polymorphism of a MAO in mental disorders].
Psychiatria polska - 1 Jan 2000
Tylec Aneta, Stryjecka-Zimmer Marta, Kucharska-Pietura Katarzyna
Abstract excerpt
Amin oxydase (monoaminoxydase, MAO) is an enzyme which catalyses chemical reactions of biogenic amines. It plays a crucial role in pathogenesis of mental disorders associated with the dysfunction of the central monoaminergic systems (schizophrenia, affective disorders, some forms of alcohol dependence, and personality disorders). MAO has got two isoforms such as MAO-A and MAO-B. The genes coding of MAO are...
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