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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Aineistotyyppi: | Artikkeli |
Kieli: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-03-01
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Sarja: | PLoS ONE |
Linkit: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21437260/?tool=EBI |