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The 5-HT2A -1438 A/G and 5-HTTLPR polymorphisms and personality dimensions in adolescent anorexia nervosa: association study.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2006
Rybakowski Filip, Slopien Agnieszka, Dmitrzak-Weglarz Monika, Czerski Piotr, Rajewski Andrzej, Hauser Joanna
Abstract excerpt
Disturbances of serotonergic neurotransmission and temperamental vulnerability have both been implicated in the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa (AN). We genotyped the -1438 A/G polymorphism in the 5-HT2A receptor gene and serotonin transporter linked-polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) in 132 adolescent subjects with AN and in 93 healthy controls. Personality dimensions in AN patients were assessed with the...
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