Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158Met gene and alcoholism in Turkish subjects
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2012
Yazarlar: AYŞE ENDER ALTINTOPRAK, Bülent KAYAHAN, Burcin Tezcanli, Buket KOSOVA, Hakan COŞKUNOL
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2012, cilt 42, ss 289-297
Özet
Aim: To determine if the functional Val108/158Met polymorphism causes a tendency toward alcohol addiction in Turkish cases. This polymorphism of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene has been associated with many psychiatric disorders, as well as with alcoholism.