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Positive association between panic disorder and polymorphism of the serotonin 2A receptor gene.
Psychiatry research - 1 May 2003
Inada Yasushi, Yoneda Hiroshi, Koh Jun, Sakai Jun, Himei Akio, Kinoshita Yoko, Akabame Kazuyo, Hiraoka Yayoi, Sakai Toshiaki
Abstract excerpt
Family and twin studies have shown that genetic factors play an important role in the etiology of panic disorder. However, linkage and association studies using DNA markers have yielded inconclusive results. Increased serotonin neurotransmission may cause or be related to panic disorder. Assuming...
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