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Effect of the COMT val158met polymorphism on white matter connectivity in patients with major depressive disorder.
Neuroscience letters - 17 Jun 2013
Seok Jeong-Ho, Choi Sunyoung, Lim Hyun Kook, Lee Sang-Hyuk, Kim InSeong, Ham Byung-Joo
Abstract excerpt
Cortico-limbic network dysfunction and genetic polymorphism are considered to be associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). Using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), we investigated the relationship between catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene polymorphisms and white matter tract integrity in patients with MDD. Eighty-six patients with MDD and 62 healthy controls participated in this study. DTI and...
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