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Age modulates the effect of COMT genotype on delay discounting behavior.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Aug 2012
Smith Christopher T, Boettiger Charlotte A
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE: A form of impulsivity, the tendency to choose immediate over delayed rewards (delay-discounting) has been associated with a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene (COMTval¹⁵⁸met; rs4680). However, the existing data regarding the nature of this association are in conflict. We have previously reported that adults homozygous for valine (val) at...
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