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The association of catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype with the phenotype of women with eating disorders.
Brain research - 11 Jan 2010
Mikołajczyk Elzbieta, Grzywacz Anna, Samochowiec Jerzy
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OBJECTIVE: The modern brain imaging studies in patients with eating disorders have shown that neurotransmitting regulation differs distinctly from control groups. These disturbances have involved serotonin and dopamine system can be inherited and conditioned by genes. The aim of this work has been the analysis of association between eating disorders of anorexia or bulimia type and two polymorphisms of COMT gene....
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