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Influence of COMT polymorphism in cognitive performance on dementia in community-dwelling elderly Mexican (SADEM study).
Metabolic brain disease - 1 Aug 2021
Juárez-Cedillo Teresa, González-Figueroa Evangelina, Martínez-Rodríguez Nancy, Fragosos Jose M, Garrido-Acosta Osvaldo, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto
Abstract excerpt
There is an inconsistent finding about the relationship of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) with dementia susceptibility, as well as with cognitive impairment. To substantiate this, we examined COMT genotype effects in certain cognitive domains in dementia. To evaluate the effects of COMT Val158Met on cognitive performance, we used The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the cognitive subscale of the...
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