Importance of the COMT gene for sex differences in brain function and predisposition to psychiatric disorders.
As outlined elsewhere in this volume, sex differences can affect brain function and its dysfunction in psychiatric disorders. It is known that genetic factors contribute to these sex dimorphisms, but the individual genes have rarely been identified. The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, whic...
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2011
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