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Association between dopamine beta-hydroxylase polymorphism and attention function in suicide attempters with chronic schizophrenia.
Human psychopharmacology - 1 Nov 2020
Hui Li, Hu Wei Ming, Zhu Zhen Hua, Gao Song Tian, Han Mei, Fan Yu, Tian Qing, Yin Xu Yuan, Yuan Ying, Jiang Cai Xia, Yin Guang Zhong, Jia Qiu Fang, Zhang Xiang Yang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with schizophrenia are at a higher risk for suicide compared with the general population. Dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DβH) plays a key role in the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine, which is related to suicidal behavior and cognitive regulation. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether there is the effect of DβH 5'-insertion/deletion (Ins/Del) polymorphism on cognitive performance in suicide...
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