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Association between anorexia nervosa and the hsKCa3 gene: a family-based and case control study.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2002
Koronyo-Hamaoui M, Danziger Y, Frisch A, Stein D, Leor S, Laufer N, Carel C, Fennig S, Minoumi M, Apter A, Goldman B, Barkai G, Weizman A, Gak E
Abstract excerpt
Familial and twin studies have suggested that anorexia nervosa (AN) is a multifactorial disorder with a substantial genetic contribution. The hSKCa3 potassium channel gene, which contains polymorphic CAG repeats in the coding region and is involved in the regulation of neuronal activity, may be a candidate gene for AN because alleles with longer repeats have been found to be associated with mental disorders....
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