CN11 - NEM Testing - COMT Test for Dr. Lam Coaching
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NEM Diagnostics
CN11 - NEM Testing - COMT Test for Dr. Lam Coaching
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Description
For investigational purposes only. For interpretation and treatment consult your health care provider.
Buccal Swab testing for the assessment of COMT Mutation Val158Met.
The COMT (catechol-O-methyltransferase) gene codes for the essential COMT enzyme that is involved in the inactivation of catecholamines such as dopamine and norepinephrine and catecholestrogens. Scientific research has demonstrated that a common mutation in the COMT locus results in the conversion of the amino acid valine to methionine at position 158, and causes a dramatic reduction in the enzyme's ability to metabolize these neurotransmitters and catecholestrogens. The enzyme is notably active in the prefrontal cortex, or PFC; the area of the brain that gives rise to what we perceive as our personality, emotions, behavior inhibition, abstract thinking, and short-term memory. Val allele carriers have higher enzyme activity resulting in greater stress resiliency and lower dopamine levels, while Met allele carriers have lower enzyme activity resulting in reduced stress resiliency and higher dopamine levels, and heterozygous Val/Met allele carriers exhibit an intermediate enzyme activity.
This test is not available for residents of New York and Maryland.
Please note:
Test kits are non-refundable.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any diseases.
Alert:
Do not use or rely upon the results from this and other similar direct-to-consumer tests to diagnose any medical disease as they have not been approved as medical tests.
- SKU:
- 192000CN11
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