An association of NAG levels and a mutation of the CCK gene in panic disorder patients.

doi:10.1016/s0165-1781(98)00063-8

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An association of NAG levels and a mutation of the CCK gene in panic disorder patients.

Psychiatry research - 17 Aug 1998

Garvey M J, Crowe R R, Wang Z

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Levels of the enzyme N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (NAG) and a mutation of cholecystokinin (CCK) gene appear to be independently associated with panic disorder. We explored whether there was an association of NAG levels and a CCK mutation identified in a group of panic disorder patients. NAG was...

Topics

Acetylglucosaminidase
Adult
Cholecystokinin
Humans
Mutation
Panic Disorder

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