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Association study of the short tandem repeat in the 5' upstream region of the cholecystokinin gene with mood disorders in the Japanese population.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Jul 2002
Hattori Eiji, Yamada Kazuo, Ebihara Mitsuru, Toyota Tomoko, Nankai Masahiro, Shibuya Haruo, Yoshikawa Takeo
Abstract excerpt
We have recently identified a novel polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR) in the 5' upstream region of the cholecystokinin (CCK) gene and reported its association with panic disorder. A linkage study of affective disorder showed a modest linkage signal on the short arm of chromosome 3, the location of the CCK gene. Furthermore, clinical comorbidity of depression and anxiety disorders have been documented. In the...
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