Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii

COMT rs4680 polymorphism modulates openness to experience in women with alcohol use disorder

Gabriela Zdunek 1
,
Remigiusz Recław 1, 2
,
Krzysztof Chmielowiec 3
,
Aleksandra Suchanecka 1
,
Ewelina Grywalska 4
,
Jolanta Chmielowiec 5
,
Dariusz Larysz 6
,
Anna Grzywacz 1, 2

  1. Independent Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics and Epigenetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland

  2. Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland

  3. Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland

  4. Department of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

  5. Department of Nursing, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland

  6. Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, 109th Military Hospital with Polyclinic, Ministry of National Defence, Szczecin, Poland

Adv Psychiatry Neurol 2026; 35 (3): 161-169

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2026.161567
Data publikacji online: 2026/09/22
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