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Genetic predictor of working memory and prefrontal function in women with HIV.
Journal of neurovirology - 1 Feb 2015
Sundermann Erin E, Bishop Jeffrey R, Rubin Leah H, Little Deborah M, Meyer Vanessa J, Martin Eileen, Weber Kathleen, Cohen Mardge, Maki Pauline M
Abstract excerpt
The Val158Met (rs4680) single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (COMT) influences executive function and prefrontal function through its effect on dopamine (DA) metabolism. Both HIV and the Val allele of the Val158Met SNP are associated with compromised execut...
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