Article
Association between the Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158met polymorphism and different dimensions of impulsivity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Malloy-Diniz Leandro Fernandes, Lage Guilherme Menezes, Campos Simone Becho, de Paula Jonas Jardim, de Souza Costa Danielle, Romano-Silva Marco Aurélio, de Miranda Débora Marques, Correa Humberto
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Impulsivity is a multidimensional construct which has been associated with dopaminergic neurotransmission. Nonetheless, until this moment, few studies addressed the relationship between different types of impulsivity and the single nucleotide polymorphism caused by a substitution of valine (val) with methionine (met) in the 158 codon of the Catechol-o-Methyltransferase gene (COMT-val158met). The...
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