Article
Association study of monoamine oxidase and catechol-O-methyltransferase genes with smoking behavior.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Oct 2007
Tochigi Mamoru, Suzuki Kentaro, Kato Chieko, Otowa Takeshi, Hibino Hiroyuki, Umekage Tadashi, Kato Nobumasa, Sasaki Tsukasa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The genes of catalytic enzymes of dopamine, including monoamine oxidase (MAOA and MAOB) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), have been major candidates for genes that affect smoking behavior. In this study, we investigated the relationship between smoking behavior and four polymorphisms of these genes, the MAOA variable number tandem repeat polymorphism, the MAOA 1460 T/C polymorphism, the MAOB...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
