Abstract

This study could not confirm the association between the Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism (COMT) and electroencephalographic (EEG) alpha peak frequency (APF) in two independent cohorts of 187 (96 depressed and 91 healthy participants) and 413 healthy participants. If COMT and APF play a role in depression or antidepressant treatment response, they do not have a shared pathway. We emphasize the importance of publishing null-findings for obtaining more accurate overall estimates of genetic effects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-224
Number of pages4
JournalPsychiatry Research
Volume219
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2014

Funding

We thank Brain Resource Company and Johnson & Johnson for allowing the use of these data for this study and Michelle Wang from Brainnet. Data and support was provided by BRAINnet; www.BRAINnet.net , under the governance of the BRAINnet foundation. BRAINnet is the scientific network that coordinates access to the Brain Resource International Database for independent scientific purposes. Further, we thank Carol Dobson-Stone and Peter R. Schofield for providing the genotyping data. Appendix A

Keywords

  • Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism
  • Electroencephalographic alpha peak frequency
  • Major depressive disorder

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