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A polymorphism in the serotonin receptor 3A (HTR3A) gene and its association with harm avoidance in women.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Oct 2003
Melke Jonas, Westberg Lars, Nilsson Staffan, Landen Mikael, Soderstrom Henrik, Baghaei Fariba, Rosmond Roland, Holm Göran, Björntorp Per, Nilsson Lars-Göran, Adolfsson Rolf, Eriksson Elias
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BACKGROUND: The brain neurotransmitter serotonin is known to affect various aspects of human behavior, including personality traits. Serotonin receptor type 3 is a ligand-gated channel encoded by 2 different subunit genes, HTR3A and HTR3B. A polymorphism (C178T) in the 5' region of the HTR3A gene...
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