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Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met Polymorphism on Striatum Structural Covariance Networks in Alzheimer's Disease.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Jun 2018
Chang Chiung-Chih, Tsai Shih-Jen, Chen Nai-Ching, Huang Chi-Wei, Hsu Shih-Wei, Chang Ya-Ting, Liu Mu-En, Chang Wen-Neng, Tsai Wan-Chen, Lee Chen-Chang
Abstract excerpt
The catechol-O-methyltransferase enzyme metabolizes dopamine in the prefrontal axis, and its genetic polymorphism (rs4680; Val158Met) is a known determinant of dopamine signaling. In this study, we investigated the possible structural covariance networks that may be modulated by this functional polymorphism in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Structural covariance networks were constructed by 3D T1 magnetic...
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