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COMT genotype and manic symptoms in schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Oct 2006
DeRosse Pamela, Funke Birgit, Burdick Katherine E, Lencz Todd, Goldberg Terry E, Kane John M, Kucherlapati Raju, Malhotra Anil K
Abstract excerpt
Inconsistencies in the relation between COMT variation and schizophrenia may be clarified by careful delineation of a target phenotype. The present study reports a significant association between a COMT haplotype and the severity of manic symptoms in 162 patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (SZ). These data suggest that the effect of COMT variation may be associated with comorbid manic symptoms...
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