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Is the 5-HT(1Dbeta) receptor gene implicated in the pathogenesis of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jul 2000
Mundo E, Richter M A, Sam F, Macciardi F, Kennedy J L
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OBJECTIVE: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition for which strong evidence of a genetic component and serotonergic system involvement exists. Recent studies have shown that sumatriptan, a selective ligand of the serotonin (5-HT)(1Dbeta) autoreceptor, modifies OCD symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of linkage disequilibrium between the 5-HT(1Dbeta) receptor...
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