2016
Association of catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158 Met genetic polymorphism with schizophrenia, P50 sensory gating, and negative symptoms in a Chinese population
Mao Q, Tan Y, Luo X, Tian L, Wang Z, Tan S, Chen S, Yang G, An H, Yang F, Zhang X. Association of catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158 Met genetic polymorphism with schizophrenia, P50 sensory gating, and negative symptoms in a Chinese population. Psychiatry Research 2016, 242: 271-276. PMID: 27315458, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCR-restriction fragment length polymorphismSchizophrenic patientsP50 deficitsNegative symptomsChinese populationNegative Syndrome ScaleRisk of schizophreniaSymptoms of schizophreniaP50 sensory gatingVal allele carriersHan Chinese populationRole of COMTCerebral cortexClinical symptomatologyHealthy controlsNegative subscoreAllele carriersMetS individualsMet/Met individualsControl groupSensory gatingSyndrome ScaleGenotype distributionP50 gatingSchizophrenic subjects
2013
Cognitive Function, Plasma MnSOD Activity, and MnSOD Ala-9Val Polymorphism in Patients With Schizophrenia and Normal Controls
Zhang XY, Chen D, Xiu MH, Yang FD, Tan Y, Luo X, Zuo L, Kosten TA, Kosten TR. Cognitive Function, Plasma MnSOD Activity, and MnSOD Ala-9Val Polymorphism in Patients With Schizophrenia and Normal Controls. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2013, 40: 592-601. PMID: 23588476, PMCID: PMC3984504, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAla-9Val polymorphismNormal controlsCognitive impairmentMnSOD activityAla allele carriersChronic schizophrenic patientsMitochondrial enzyme manganese superoxide dismutaseNegative Syndrome ScaleEnzyme manganese superoxide dismutaseHealthy controlsManganese superoxide dismutaseAllele carriersExcessive reactive oxygen speciesSchizophrenic patientsSchizophrenic inpatientsSyndrome ScaleCognitive deficitsNeuropsychological StatusCognitive functionPatients' psychopathologyRepeatable BatteryPatientsSchizophreniaTotal scoreReactive oxygen species