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Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism: modulation of wearing-off susceptibility in a Chinese cohort of Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Oct 2014
Wu Hui, Dong Fangyi, Wang Ying, Xiao Qin, Yang Qiong, Zhao Jing, Quinn Thomas J, Chen Sheng-di, Liu Jun
Abstract excerpt
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is one of the cardinal enzymes that metabolize dopamine and other catecholamine neurotransmitters in the central and peripheral nervous system. Recent studies have shown that the impact of COMT haplotypes on the development of wearing-off phenomenon is in dispute, while the relationship between COMT haplotypes and wearing-off phenomenon in ethnic Chinese population is lacking....
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