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Variants in COMT and DBH influence on response inhibition ability in Chinese Han females.
Cellular and molecular neurobiology - 1 Nov 2011
Gong Pingyuan, Li Jing, Chi Wanyu, Wang Jian, Yao Tianbao, Zhang Kejin, Gao Xiaocai, Zhang Fuchang
Abstract excerpt
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and dopamine-beta hydroxylase (DBH) are key enzymes to breakdown dopamine. Some previous studies have indicated that val158met in COMT and 19 bp insertion/deletion in 5' flank of DBH are related to the performance of executive function. To further investigate the associations of the two genes with executive function, we performed a population-based study in a Chinese Han...
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