COMT Val158Met Polymorphism Is Associated with Verbal Working Memory in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is a neurogenetic disease marked by multiple cognitive and learning problems. Genetic variants may account for phenotypic variance in NF1. Here, we investigated the association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met polymorphism and working memory and arithmetic performance in 50 NF1 individuals. A significant association of the COMT polymorphism was observed only with verbal working memory, as measured by the backward digit-span task with an advantageous performance for Met/Met carriers. To study how genetic modifiers influence NF1 cognitive performance might be of importance to decrease the unpredictability of the cognitive profile among NF1 patients.
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Neurofibromatose 1, Memória de Curto Prazo, Cálculos da Dosagem de Medicamento, Neuropsicologia, Função Executiva
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Neurofibromatosis type I, Working memory, Arithmetic, Genetic modifiers, Neuropsychology, Executive functions
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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00334/full