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Genetic polymorphism in catechol-O-methyltransferase associated with the functional connectivity of frontostriatal circuits in first episode schizophrenia patients.
The European journal of neuroscience - 1 May 2020
Kang Yafei, Zhang Wei, Lv Yahui, Xu Hanxiao, Lin Yanyan, Cai Suping, Wang Jijun, Huang Liyu
Abstract excerpt
Negative symptoms in schizophrenia have been associated with functional changes in frontostriatal pathways. Dysregulation of the dopamine signal in frontostriatal pathways leads to the symptomology observed in schizophrenia. Although the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, one of the susceptibility genes for schizophrenia, has been associated with dopamine activities in prefrontal and striatal regions, it...
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