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COMT gene and risk for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jul 2014
Jiménez-Jiménez Félix J, Alonso-Navarro Hortensia, García-Martín Elena, Agúndez José A G
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene have been associated with the risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD). We conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis including all the studies published on PD risk related with COMT SNPs (mainly rs4680). We also reviewed the possible relationship of COMT SNPs with clinical,...
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