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The effect of COMT Val158 Met genotype on decision-making and preliminary findings on its interaction with the 5-HTTLPR in healthy females.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Feb 2009
van den Bos Ruud, Homberg Judith, Gijsbers Ellen, den Heijer Esther, Cuppen Edwin
Abstract excerpt
Poor decision-making is inherent to several psychiatric conditions for which a genetic basis may exist. We previously showed that healthy female volunteers homozygous for the short allele (s/s) of the serotonin transporter length polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) chose more often cards from disadvantageous decks in the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), which measures decision-making, than long (l) allele carriers. The...
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