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COMT

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COMTCertified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist
COMTCertification in Orthopedic Manual Therapy (degree)
COMTConscientious Objectors to Military Taxation (est. 1978; Conscience Canada)
COMTCatechol-Omicron-Methyltransferase
COMTCollege of Maritime Transport and Technology (Alexandria, Egypt)


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Chun-Yen Chang, an education researcher at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, says that teens with a particular mutation in the COMT gene have been found to score significantly lower on a national placement exam, compared with students who had other versions of the gene.
COMT overactivity is related to an increased rate of dopamine degradation, which results in certain disorders, including social withdrawal personality trait, disturbance in attention, and drug abuse.
Research by the United State's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism suggests that thanks to lower levels of a brain enzyme called COMT, women are hardwired to worry (whereas in general men are less anxious about life).
 
 
 
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