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Further evidence of association of OPRD1 & HTR1D polymorphisms with susceptibility to anorexia nervosa.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Feb 2007
Brown Kirsty M O, Bujac Sarah R, Mann Evleen T, Campbell David A, Stubbins Michael J, Blundell John E
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BACKGROUND: A recent study reported strong evidence for the involvement of a region on human chromosome 1 and genetic susceptibility to anorexia nervosa (AN). A more detailed analysis of this region has suggested 2 genes that may account for this susceptibility. These data suggest that polymorphisms in both the serotonin 1D (HTR1D) and opioid delta 1 (OPRD1) receptor genes show a significant association with...
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