COMT Val158Met Polymorphism Modulates Huntington's Disease Progression

Little is known about the genetic factors modulating the progression of Huntington’s disease (HD). Dopamine levels are affected in HD and modulate executive functions, the main cognitive disorder of HD. We investigated whether the Val158Met polymorphism of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gen...

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Main Authors: de Diego-Balaguer, Ruth, Schramm, Catherine, Rebeix, Isabelle, Dupoux, Emmanuel, Durr, Alexandra, Brice, Alexis, Charles, Perrine, Cleret de Langavant, Laurent, Youssov, Katia, Verny, Christophe, Damotte, Vincent, Azulay, Jean-Philippe, Goizet, Cyril, Simonin, Clémence, Tranchant, Christine, Maison, Patrick, Rialland, Amandine, Schmitz, David, Jacquemot, Charlotte, Fontaine, Bertrand, Bachoud-Lévi, Anne-Catherine
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5033325/