Article
[An association study of COMT gene polymorphisms with schizophrenia].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2011
KONG Fan-zhi, PENG Zhi-zhen, JIANG Ting-yun, HONG Xiao-hong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between 8 polymorphisms in the catechol-O-methyl transferase gene (COMT) and schizophrenia in Yuedong-Chaoshan region of China. METHODS: Eight single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs), namely rs4680, rs4818, rs165599, rs737865, rs2075507, rs6267, and , in the COMT gene were genotyped in 279 schizophrenia patients and 100 healthy controls. RESULTS: There was no...