COMT-by-Sex Interaction Effect on Psychosis Proneness

Schizotypy phenotypes in the general population share etiopathogenic mechanisms and risk factors with schizophrenia, supporting the notion of psychosis as a continuum ranging from nonclinical to clinical deviance. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a candidate susceptibility gene for schizophren...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marta de Castro-Catala, Neus Barrantes-Vidal, Tamara Sheinbaum, Artal Moreno-Fortuny, Thomas R. Kwapil, Araceli Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/829237