Segregation analysis has provided evidence suggesting the existence of a major gene for catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) activity in man. Five large families (4 Caucasian, 1 black), with a total of 1,189 individuals, were ascertained as part of a genetic study of blood pressure. Erythrocyte COMT
Relationship between catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphism and treatment-resistant schizophrenia
โ Scribed by Inada, Toshiya ;Nakamura, Ataru ;Iijima, Yoshimi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 120B
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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