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The impact of COMT gene polymorphisms on suicidality in treatment resistant major depressive disorder--a European multicenter study.
European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Apr 2012
Schosser A, Calati R, Serretti A, Massat I, Kocabas N A, Papageorgiou K, Linotte S, Mendlewicz J, Souery D, Zohar J, Juven-Wetzler A, Montgomery S, Kasper S
Abstract excerpt
Many association studies have reported associations between the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene and psychiatric disorders including major depression (MDD). The COMT gene has further been associated with suicidal behaviour, as well as with treatment response, although with conflicting results. In the present study, we further elucidate the impact of COMT in treatment response in MDD patients with suicide...
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