The catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (COMT) and cognitive function from childhood through adolescence

Biological Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 359-364

  Gaysina, Darya ^a,c   Xu, Man K ^b   Barnett, Jennifer H ^b,d   Croudace, Tim J ^b   Wong, Andrew ^a   Richards, Marcus ^a   Jones, Peter B ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d CAMBRIDGE COGNITION   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Birth cohort; Dopamine; Longitudinal study; Puberty

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CATECHOL O METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; READING; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84871520166     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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