Article
Association between Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met (158G/A) Polymorphism and Suicide Susceptibility: A Meta-analysis.
Journal of research in health sciences - 24 Jun 2017
Sadeghiyeh Tahereh, Hosseini Biouki Fatemeh, Mazaheri Mahta, Zare-Shehneh Masoud, Neamatzadeh Hossein, Poursharif Zahra
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Common functional Val158Met polymorphism in the Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene may have an impact on an individual's susceptibility to suicide, but individually published results are inconclusive. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to provide a more precise estimation of the association between COMT 158G/A (COMT Val158Met) polymorphism and suicide susceptibility. STUDY DESIGN: A...
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