Association between catechol-O-methyltrasferase Val108/158Met genotype and prefrontal hemodynamic response in schizophrenia.

BACKGROUND:"Imaging genetics" studies have shown that brain function by neuroimaging is a sensitive intermediate phenotype that bridges the gap between genes and psychiatric conditions. Although the evidence of association between functional val108/158met polymorphism of the catechol-O-met...

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Main Authors: Ryu Takizawa, Mamoru Tochigi, Yuki Kawakubo, Kohei Marumo, Tsukasa Sasaki, Masato Fukuda, Kiyoto Kasai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2675059?pdf=render