Association between the Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158met polymorphism and different dimensions of impulsivity.

BACKGROUND: Impulsivity is a multidimensional construct which has been associated with dopaminergic neurotransmission. Nonetheless, until this moment, few studies addressed the relationship between different types of impulsivity and the single nucleotide polymorphism caused by a substitution of vali...

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Main Authors: Leandro Fernandes Malloy-Diniz, Guilherme Menezes Lage, Simone Becho Campos, Jonas Jardim de Paula, Danielle de Souza Costa, Marco Aurélio Romano-Silva, Débora Marques de Miranda, Humberto Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3769314?pdf=render