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SUBMITTER: Xiao Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5405521 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xiao Qin Q Qian Yiwei Y Liu Jiujiang J Xu Shaoqing S Yang Xiaodong X
Translational neurodegeneration 20170426
<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies have found that the functional catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene may be associated with the susceptibility to and pharmacotherapy of Parkinson's disease (PD). In this case-control study, we investigated the most common functional COMT gene haplotypes that had been shown to influence COMT enzymatic activity and the association of the single and combined COMT haplotypes with clinical symptoms and pharmacotherapy in Chinese patients with PD.<h4>Methods</h4>O ...[more]