Catechol O-Methyltransferase
"Catechol O-Methyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Enzyme that catalyzes the movement of a methyl group from S-adenosylmethionone to a catechol or a catecholamine.
| Descriptor ID |
D002394
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.555.500.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Catechol O-Methyltransferase- Catechol O-Methyltransferase
- O-Methyltransferase, Catechol
- Catechol-O-Methyltransferase
- Catechol O Methyltransferase
- Catechol Methyltransferase
- Methyltransferase, Catechol
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| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catechol O-Methyltransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Monuteaux MC, Biederman J, Doyle AE, Mick E, Faraone SV. Genetic risk for conduct disorder symptom subtypes in an ADHD sample: specificity to aggressive symptoms. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Jul; 48(7):757-764.
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Mick E, Wozniak J, Wilens TE, Biederman J, Faraone SV. Family-based association study of the BDNF, COMT and serotonin transporter genes and DSM-IV bipolar-I disorder in children. BMC Psychiatry. 2009 Feb 04; 9:2.
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Inoue H, Shibuta K, Matsuyama A, Yoshinaga K, Sadanaga N, Ueo H, Barnard GF, Mori M. Genetic susceptibility of catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphism in Japanese patients with breast cancer. Oncol Rep. 2005 Sep; 14(3):707-12.
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Diamond A, Briand L, Fossella J, Gehlbach L. Genetic and neurochemical modulation of prefrontal cognitive functions in children. Am J Psychiatry. 2004 Jan; 161(1):125-32.