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Preliminary Evidence for a Positive Relation Between the COMT rs4680 Met/Met Genotype and Math Achievement.
Developmental neuropsychology - 1 Jan 2024
Chamorro Yaira, Mendizabal-Ruiz Adriana P, Abreu-Mendoza Roberto A, Morales J Alejandro, de Lourdes Ramírez-Dueñas María, Matute Esmeralda
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To identify if COMT polymorphisms interact with executive functions as predictors of math skills, we assessed 38 adolescents (mean age = 16.4 ± 0.80 years, IQ > 80) from a larger study of high-school students screened for their mathematical abilities. Adolescents were genotyped for the COMT Val158Met polymorphism (grouped as Met/Met or Val-carriers) and completed the WRAT math achievement test, working-memory,...
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