Association between the Catechol O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Val158met Polymorphism and Different Dimensions of Impulsivity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Malloy Diniz, Leandro Fernandes ^a   Lage, Guilherme Menezes ^a   Campos, Simone Becho ^a   de Paula, Jonas Jardim ^a   de Souza Costa, Danielle ^a   Romano Silva, Marco Aurélio ^a   de Miranda, Débora Marques ^a   Correa, Humberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMT GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CODON; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VALINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883807739     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073509     Document Type: Article

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