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Association between a common haplotype in the COMT gene region and psychiatric disorders in individuals with 22q11.2DS.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 1 May 2008
Michaelovsky Elena, Gothelf Doron, Korostishevsky Michael, Frisch Amos, Burg Merav, Carmel Miri, Steinberg Tamar, Inbar Dov, Apter Alan, Weizman Abraham
Abstract excerpt
The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is the most common hemizygous deletion syndrome in humans. In addition to a wide range of physical abnormalities 22q11.2DS subjects show high prevalence of several psychiatric disorders. In our previous study we showed that the low-activity allele (158Met) of the COMT gene is a risk factor for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive...
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