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COMT genotype and its role on hippocampal-prefrontal regions in declarative memory.
NeuroImage - 15 Nov 2010
Krach Sören, Jansen Andreas, Krug Axel, Markov Valentin, Thimm Markus, Sheldrick Abigail J, Eggermann Thomas, Zerres Klaus, Stöcker Tony, Shah N Jon, Kircher Tilo
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INTRODUCTION: Memory dysfunction is a prominent feature in schizophrenia. Impairments of declarative memory have been consistently linked to alterations especially within hippocampal-prefrontal regions. Due to the high heritability of schizophrenia, susceptibility genes and their modulatory impact on the neural correlates on memory are of major relevance. In the present study the influence of the COMT val(158)met...
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