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COMTVal158Met polymorphism is associated with ecstasy (MDMA)-induced psychotic symptoms in the Turkish population.
Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) - 1 Jan 2022
Aytac Hasan Mervan, Oyaci Yasemin, Aydin Pinar Cetinay, Pehlivan Mustafa, Pehlivan Sacide
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met gene polymorphism in MDMA use disorder (MUD) by comparing genotype distributions between MUD patients and healthy controls considering clinical parameters. METHODS: Eighty-two MUD patients' were consecutively admitted to the outpatient psychiatry clinic in May 2019-January 2020, and 95 healthy volunteers were included in the case-control...
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