Monoamine oxidase A gene DNA hypomethylation – a risk factor for panic disorder?
✍ Scribed by Domschke, Katharina; Tidow, Nicola; Kuithan, Henriette; Schwarte, Kathrin; Klauke, Benedikt; Ambrée, Oliver; Reif, Andreas; Schmidt, Hartmut; Arolt, Volker; Kersting, Anette; Zwanzger, Peter; Deckert, Jürgen
- Book ID
- 111909748
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 407 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1461-1457
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