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Postpartum depression symptoms associated with Val158Met COMT polymorphism

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Medicina Molecular, Laboratórios de Neurociências e Genética Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Prof. Alfredo Balena 190, 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    A. Alvim-Soares, D. Miranda, S. B. Campos, P. Figueira, M. A. Romano-Silva & H. Correa

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Alvim-Soares, A., Miranda, D., Campos, S.B. et al. Postpartum depression symptoms associated with Val158Met COMT polymorphism. Arch Womens Ment Health 16, 339–340 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-013-0349-8

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