The relationship between the val158met catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphism and irritable bowel syndrome.

<h4>Background</h4>The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) enzyme has a key function in the degradation of catecholamines and a functional polymorphism is val158met. The val/val genotype results in a three to fourfold higher enzymatic activity compared with the met/met genotype, with the...

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Päätekijät: Pontus Karling, Åke Danielsson, Mikael Wikgren, Ingegerd Söderström, Jurgen Del-Favero, Rolf Adolfsson, Karl-Fredrik Norrback
Aineistotyyppi: Artikkeli
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Sarja:PLoS ONE
Linkit:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21437260/?tool=EBI