Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met Polymorphism Is Associated with Somatosensory Amplification and Nocebo Responses

• Laura Wendt ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Laura Wendt, Antje Albring

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

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• Antje Albring ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Laura Wendt, Antje Albring

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

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• Sven Benson,

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

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• Harald Engler,

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

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• Andrea Engler,

  Affiliations Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany, Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

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• Anke Hinney,

  Affiliation Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

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• Winfried Rief,

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

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• Oliver Witzke,

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

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• Manfred Schedlowski

  * E-mail: Manfred.schedlowski@uk-essen.de

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

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