Estradiol and the catechol-o-methyltransferase gene interact to predict working memory performance: a replication and extension

CC Louis, E Jacobs, M D'Esposito… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
Decades of evidence across taxa have established the importance of dopamine (DA)
signaling in the pFC for successful working memory performance. Genetic and hormonal …

The influence of COMT rs4680 on functional connectivity in healthy adults: A systematic review

KA Morris, SA Grace, W Woods, B Dean… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this systematic review was to qualitatively synthesise the available research that
investigated the influence of COMT genotype at SNP rs4680 on both task‐based and resting …

[HTML][HTML] Point-of-care testing of enzyme polymorphisms for predicting hypnotizability and postoperative pain

DL Cortade, J Markovits, D Spiegel, SX Wang - The Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypnotizability is a stable trait that moderates the benefit of hypnosis for treating pain, but
limited availability of hypnotizability testing deters widespread use of hypnosis. Inexpensive …

Haplotypic and Genotypic Association of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase rs4680 and rs4818 Polymorphisms and Treatment Resistance in Schizophrenia

M Sagud, L Tudor, S Uzun, MN Perkovic… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) continues to be a challenge. It was related to
different factors, including alterations in the activity of brain dopaminergic system, which …

Individual differences in dopamine are associated with reward discounting in clinical groups but not in healthy adults

JJ Castrellon, KL Seaman, JL Crawford… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Some people are more willing to make immediate, risky, or costly reward-focused choices
than others, which has been hypothesized to be associated with individual differences in …

The potential impact of COMT gene variants on dopamine regulation and phenotypic traits of ASD patients

NN Esmaiel, EA Ashaat, R Mosaad, A Fayez… - Behavioural Brain …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) enzyme has a major role in the adjustment
of catechol-dependent functions, for example, cognition, cardiac function, and pain …

Interaction between COMT Val158Met polymorphism and childhood trauma predicts risk for depression in men

J Xavier, CR Bastos, L Camerini… - International Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Depression is a disabling illness with complex etiology. While the catechol‐O‐
methyltransferase (COMT) gene, in particular the functional Val158Met polymorphism, has …

[HTML][HTML] The inconsistent mediating effect of catechol O methyl transferase Val158Met polymorphism on the sex difference of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia …

H Xu, Y Zhou, M Xiu, D Chen, W Wang, L Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Schizophrenia is a multifaceted mental disorder characterized by heterogeneous
positive/negative symptoms and cognitive deficits. Sex differences have been reported in …

[HTML][HTML] COMT rs737865 mediates chemobrain in breast cancer patients with various levels of Ki-67

W Li, S Yu, X Duan, S Yao, L Tang… - American Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Previous findings have indicated that catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) may be a
genetic risk factor for chemobrain. However, the mediation of chemobrain by COMT …

Pharmacogenomics of cancer pain treatment outcomes in Asian populations: A review

SE Satkunananthan, V Suppiah, GT Toh… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In advanced cancer, pain is a poor prognostic factor, significantly impacting patients' quality
of life. It has been shown that up to 30% of cancer patients in Southeast Asian countries may …