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Association study between cannabinoid receptor gene (CNR1) and pathogenesis and psychotic symptoms of mood disorders.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Apr 2001
Tsai S J, Wang Y C, Hong C J
Abstract excerpt
Cannabis can induce mood change and sometimes psychotic symptoms in normal persons. In brain, the main active ingredient of cannabis acts via the cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CNR1) which is located on chromosome 6q14-15. Linkage studies have suggested the presence of a bipolar disorder susceptibility locus on chromosome 6q. In this population based association study, we tested the hypothesis that a microsatellite...
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