Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
COMT
Associated Variants
COMT p.Val158Met (p.V158M) ( ENST00000361682.11, ENST00000403184.5, ENST00000403710.5, ENST00000406520.7, ENST00000407537.5, ENST00000428707.2, ENST00000449653.5, ENST00000676678.1, ENST00000678255.1, ENST00000678769.1, ENST00000678868.1 )
COMT p.Val158Met (p.V158M) ( ENST00000361682.11, ENST00000403184.5, ENST00000403710.5, ENST00000406520.7, ENST00000407537.5, ENST00000428707.2, ENST00000449653.5, ENST00000676678.1, ENST00000678255.1, ENST00000678769.1, ENST00000678868.1 )
Associated Disease
nicotine dependence
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
The common methionine (met) for valine (val) at codon 158 (val(158)met) polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene has been associated with nicotine dependence, alterations in executive cognitive function, and abstinence-induced working memory deficits in smokers.
Pubmed
23828159
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00217153497664243
Year of publication
2013
Drugs