Association of the functional V158M catechol-O-methyl-transferase polymorphism with panic disorder in women

Open Access

1 January 1999

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Vol. 7 (2) , 183-188
https://doi.org/10.1017/s146114570400416x

Abstract

Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder with an estimated heritability of up to 48%. Pharmacological and genetic studies suggest that genes coding for p

Keywords

CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE
CATECHOLS
PANIC DISORDER
TRANSFERASE
POLYMORPHISM
MONOAMINE OXIDASE A
GENES
MINISATELLITE REPEATS
OPEN READING FRAMES
PHARMACOLOGY
GENETIC RESEARCH
ALLELES
ANXIETY DISORDERS