The Office of the Surgeon General asked for an update on genetic linkage and schizophrenia. Attention is being paid to a form of the COMT gene (called the Val allele) which seems to

Name: The Office of the Surgeon General asked for an update on genetic linkage and schizophrenia. Attention is being paid to a form of the COMT gene (called the Val allele) which seems to
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The Val allele of the COMT gene affects the breakdown of dopamine, which has been linked to the development of schizophrenia.

The Office of the Surgeon General Asked for an Update