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Pharmacogenetics of catechol-O-methyltransferase: frequency of low activity allele in a Ghanaian population.

Human mutation - 1 Nov 2000

Ameyaw M M, Syvänen A C, Ulmanen I, Ofori-Adjei D, McLeod H L

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Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) catalyses the O-methylation of neurotransmitters, catechol hormones and drugs such as levodopa and methyldopa. Ethnic differences in COMT activity have been observed in several populations. Previous studies suggest that the g1947G>A low activity allele is less common in individuals of African origin. COMT genotyping was performed using a mini-sequencing method in 195 healthy...

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PMID: 11058906
DOI: 10.1002/1098-1004(200011)16:5<445::AID-HUMU13>3.0.CO;2-3

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