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Eating disorders with binge-eating behaviour are associated with the s allele of the 3'-UTR VNTR polymorphism of the dopamine transporter gene.
Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN - 1 Mar 2004
Shinohara Manabu, Mizushima Hiroko, Hirano Masami, Shioe Kunihiko, Nakazawa Mie, Hiejima Yoshimitsu, Ono Yutaka, Kanba Shigenobu
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OBJECTIVE: The dopaminergic system is associated with feelings of pleasure and reward and with positive hedonic processes related to food, sexual activity and certain substances. Because it is recognized that patients who have eating disorders with binge-eating behaviour have a high comorbidity o...
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