Article
Biological effects of COMT haplotypes and psychosis risk in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Mar 2014
Gothelf Doron, Law Amanda J, Frisch Amos, Chen Jingshan, Zarchi Omer, Michaelovsky Elena, Ren-Patterson Renee, Lipska Barbara K, Carmel Miri, Kolachana Bhaskar, Weizman Abraham, Weinberger Daniel R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is the most common genetic syndrome associated with schizophrenia. The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene is located in the obligatory deletion region, and possible associations between COMT variants and neuropsychiatric manifestations in 22q11.2DS have been reported. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of COMT hemizygosity and...
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