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Interaction between COMT rs5993883 and second generation antipsychotics is linked to decreases in verbal cognition and cognitive control in bipolar disorder.
BMC psychology - 2 Apr 2016
Flowers Stephanie A, Ryan Kelly A, Lai Zongshan, McInnis Melvin G, Ellingrod Vicki L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are increasingly utilized in Bipolar Disorder (BD) but are potentially associated with cognitive side effects. Also linked to cognitive deficits associated with SGA-treatment are catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene variants. In this study, we examine the relationship between cognition in SGA use and COMT rs5993883 in cohort sample of subjects with BD....
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