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Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotype moderates the effects of childhood trauma on cognition and symptoms in schizophrenia.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Feb 2014
Green Melissa J, Chia T-Yunn, Cairns Murray J, Wu Jingqin, Tooney Paul A, Scott Rodney J, Carr Vaughan J
Abstract excerpt
The interaction of genetic and environmental factors may affect the course and development of psychotic disorders. We examined whether the effects of childhood trauma on cognition and symptoms in schizophrenia were moderated by the Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val(158)Met polymorphism, a common genetic variant known to affect cognition and prefrontal dopamine levels. Participants were 429...
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