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Gender-specific association between the COMT Val158Met polymorphism and openness to experience in panic disorder patients.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2014
Konishi Yoshiaki, Tanii Hisashi, Otowa Takeshi, Sasaki Tsukasa, Motomura Eishi, Fujita Asuna, Umekage Tadashi, Tochigi Mamoru, Kaiya Hisanobu, Okazaki Yuji, Okada Motohiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Because major depression and panic disorder are both more prevalent among females and since several lines of evidence suggest that genetic factors might influence an individual's vulnerability to panic disorder, gene-gender interactions are being examined in such psychiatric disorders and mental traits. A number of studies have suggested that specific genes, e.g. catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT),...
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