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COMT val(158)met genotype and smooth pursuit eye movements in schizophrenia.
Psychiatry research - 30 Sept 2009
Haraldsson H Magnus, Ettinger Ulrich, Magnusdottir Brynja B, Sigmundsson Thordur, Sigurdsson Engilbert, Ingason Andres, Petursson Hannes
Abstract excerpt
The association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) val(158)met polymorphism (rs4680) and smooth pursuit eye movements (SPEM) was investigated in 110 schizophrenia patients and 96 controls. Patients had lower steady-state pursuit gain and made more frequent saccades than controls. Genotype was not associated with schizophrenia or SPEM, in either group or the combined sample. SPEM deficits in...
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