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Analysis of the -1438 G/A polymorphism of the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor gene in bulimia nervosa patients with or without a history of anorexia nervosa.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2004
Fuentes J A, Lauzurica N, Hurtado A, Escartí A, Barrios V, Morandé G, Soriano J, Jáuregui I, González-Valdemoro M I, García-Camba E
Abstract excerpt
A single nucleotide polymorphism (-1438 G/A) located 1438 base pairs upstream of the consensus start site of the 5-HT2A receptor gene has been reported. The hypothesis that this gene polymorphism may be a susceptibility factor in bulimia nervosa was explored in a female population of purgative bulimics. Bulimia nervosa patients who have suffered preceding anorexia nervosa episodes formed the so-called previous...
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