Possible relationship between the COMT gene Vel158Met polymorphism and psychometric IQ in girls of the Qinba region in China

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 98-103

  Zhang, Kejin ^a   Zheng, Zijian ^a   Gao, Xiaocai ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Zhang, Fuchang ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catechol O methyltransferase (COMT); Cognitive function; Polymorphism; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; METHIONINE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VALINE;

EID: 40349102394     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000112950     Document Type: Article

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