Article
No association of COMT val158met polymorphism and psychotic symptoms in Lewy body dementias.
Neuroscience letters - 30 Nov 2012
Creese Byron, Ballard Clive, Aarsland Dag, Londos Elisabet, Sharp Sally, Jones Emma
Abstract excerpt
We sought to determine whether the COMT val158met polymorphism (rs4680) is associated with delusions and hallucinations in people with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD). A total of 218 individuals, recruited from centres in Norway, Sweden and the UK were included in this study; 121 with clinically or neuropathologically diagnosed DLB/PDD and 97 age-matched, cognitively normal...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
