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Executive functions and memory abilities in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry - 1 Apr 2010
Campbell Linda E, Azuma Rayna, Ambery Fiona, Stevens Angela, Smith Anna, Morris Robin G, Murphy Declan G M, Murphy Kieran C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Velo-cardio-facial syndrome or 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is the most common known microdeletion syndrome. One of the genes in the deleted region is the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, which is thought to have significant effects on cognition through its influence on dopamine metabolism. The aim of the present study was to better characterize the cognitive phenotype in a large cohort...
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