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Serotonin 2A receptor gene is associated with personality traits, but not to disorder, in patients with borderline personality disorder.
Neuroscience letters - 20 Nov 2006
Ni Xingqun, Bismil Ramprasad, Chan Kirsten, Sicard Tricia, Bulgin Natalie, McMain Shelley, Kennedy James L
Abstract excerpt
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a chronic, disabling, and high-risk mental disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in regulation of emotion, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and impulse control beginning in early adulthood. BPD affects about 1%-2% of the general population and has a high mortality rate as a result of suicide and impulsive behaviour. The serotonin 2A receptor...
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