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COMT, BDNF, and DTNBP1 polymorphisms and cognitive functions in patients with brain tumors.
Neuro-oncology - 1 Oct 2016
Correa Denise D, Satagopan Jaya, Cheung Kenneth, Arora Arshi K, Kryza-Lacombe Maria, Xu Youming, Karimi Sasan, Lyo John, DeAngelis Lisa M, Orlow Irene
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BACKGROUND: Cognitive dysfunction is common among patients with brain tumors and can be associated with the disease and treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, little is known about genetic risk factors that may moderate the vulnerability for developing cognitive dysfunction. In this study, we examined the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the catechol-O-methyl transferase...
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