%0 Journal Article
%T Association between the Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met Polymorphism and Alexithymia in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
%A Jee In Kang
%A Kee Namkoong
%A Min Jung Koh
%A Se Joo Kim
%A Su Young Lee
%J Archive of "Yonsei Medical Journal".
%D 2016
%R 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.721
%X Alexithymia, defined as a deficit in the ability to recognize and describe one's own feelings, may be related to the development and maintenance of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met polymorphism and alexithymia in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
%K Alexithymia
%K COMTVal158Met polymorphism
%K endophenotype
%K obsessive-compulsive disorder
%K Toronto alexithymia scale
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4800363/