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Catechol O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism is associated with cognitive performance in nondemented adults.
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de Frias, Cindy M (författare)
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- Annerbrink, Kristina, 1974 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för fysiologi och farmakologi, Avdelningen för farmakologi,Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, Dept of Pharmacology
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- Westberg, Lars, 1973 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för fysiologi och farmakologi, Avdelningen för farmakologi,Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, Dept of Pharmacology
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- Eriksson, Elias, 1956 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för fysiologi och farmakologi, Avdelningen för farmakologi,Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, Dept of Pharmacology
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- Adolfsson, Rolf (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Psykiatri
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Nilsson, Lars-Göran (författare)
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Nilsson, LR (författare)
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- 2005-07-01
- 2005
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Journal of cognitive neuroscience. - Cambridge : MIT Press - Journals. - 0898-929X .- 1530-8898. ; 17:7, s. 1018-25
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Abstract
Ämnesord
Stäng
- The catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene is essential in the metabolic degradation of dopamine in the prefrontal cortex. In the present study, we examined the effect of a Val158Met polymorphism in the COMT gene on individual differences and changes in cognition (executive functions and visuospatial ability) in adulthood and old age. The participants were 292 nondemented men (initially aged 35-85 years) from a random sample of the population (i.e., the Betula study) tested at two occasions with a 5-year interval. Confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the underlying structure of three indicators of executive functions (verbal fluency, working memory, and Tower of Hanoi). Associations between COMT, age, executive functioning, and visuospatial (block design) tasks were examined using repeated-measures analyses of variance. Carriers of the Val allele (with higher enzyme activity) compared with carriers of the Met/Met genotype (with low enzyme activity) performed worse on executive functioning and visuospatial tasks. Individuals with the Val/Val genotype declined in executive functioning over the 5-year period, whereas carriers of the Met allele remained stable in performance. An Age x COMT interaction for visuospatial ability located the effect for middle-aged men only. This COMT polymorphism is a plausible candidate gene for executive functioning and fluid intelligence in nondemented middle-aged and older adults.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Fysiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Physiology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Neurovetenskaper (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Neurosciences (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Psykiatri (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Psychiatry (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged
- 80 and over
- Analysis of Variance
- Catechol O-Methyltransferase
- genetics
- physiology
- Cognition
- physiology
- Factor Analysis
- Statistical
- Humans
- Male
- Memory
- Short-Term
- physiology
- Methionine
- genetics
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Biology
- methods
- Neuropsychological Tests
- statistics & numerical data
- Polymorphism
- Genetic
- Problem Solving
- physiology
- Retrospective Studies
- Valine
- genetics
- Verbal Behavior
- physiology
- dopamine D1 receptors
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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