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Association analysis of the 5-HT6 receptor polymorphism C267T with depression in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences - 1 Aug 2001
Liu H C, Hong C J, Liu C Y, Lin K N, Tsai S J, Liu T Y, Chi C W, Wang P N
Abstract excerpt
A significant increase of 267C allele of the 5-HT(6) receptor gene has been reported in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Because a deficit in serotonergic neurotransmission is involved in major depression, we tried to find out whether 267C allele is associated with depressive disorders in AD. A psychiatrist interviewed all AD patients and their caregivers for evidence of depression using a Chinese version...
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