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Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism affects therapeutic response to mood stabilizer in symptomatic manic patients.
Psychiatry research - 30 Jan 2010
Lee Hwa-Young, Kim Yong-Ku
Abstract excerpt
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a candidate gene for the pathogenesis of some psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study is to examine the role of the COMT gene Val158Met polymorphism on the clinical aspects of bipolar disorder including symptomatology and therapeutic response. This study comprised 144 unrelated manic patients who met strict DSM-IV criteria for bipolar I disorder and 157 healthy...
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