title: Plasma dopamine beta-hydroxylase activity in a North Swedish isolate with a high frequency of schizophrenia.
abstract: Plasma dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) activity was determined in 115 members of a North Swedish geographical isolate with a high frequency of schizophrenia, of which 30 persons had schizophrenia, and was compared with a Middle Swedish population of 185 apparently healthy persons. There was no significant difference between the schizophrenic group and their healthy relatives or between the North and Middle-Swedish populations. The number of persons with very low plasma DBH activity in the North Swedish population appeared to be less than those in the control population.
mesh_terms: D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase