The catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) gene and its potential association with schizophrenia: findings from a large German case-control and family-based sample.

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Published in Schizophr Res on July 19, 2010

Authors

Vanessa Nieratschker1, Josef Frank, Thomas W Mühleisen, Jana Strohmaier, Jens R Wendland, Johannes Schumacher, Jens Treutlein, René Breuer, Rami Abou Jamra, Manuel Mattheisen, Stefan Herms, Christine Schmäl, Wolfgang Maier, Markus M Nöthen, Sven Cichon, Marcella Rietschel, Thomas G Schulze

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Genetic Epidemiology, Central Institute of Mental Health, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. vanessa.nieratschker@zi.mannheim.de

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