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Temperament and character in remitted and symptomatic patients with schizophrenia: modulation by the COMT Val158Met genotype.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Sept 2014
Hori Hiroaki, Fujii Takashi, Yamamoto Noriko, Teraishi Toshiya, Ota Miho, Matsuo Junko, Kinoshita Yukiko, Ishida Ikki, Hattori Kotaro, Okazaki Mitsutoshi, Arima Kunimasa, Kunugi Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
While research on remission in schizophrenia has gained attention, personality characteristics associated with remission in schizophrenia have been under-studied. A functional valine-to-methionine (Val158Met) polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene is shown to modify clinical presentation of schizophrenia despite weak or no association with the disorder itself. Studies also report that this...
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