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Contribution of the serotoninergic system to anxious and depressive traits that may be partially responsible for the phenotypical variability of bulimia nervosa.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Jan 2008
Ribasés Marta, Fernández-Aranda Fernando, Gratacòs Mònica, Mercader Josep M, Casasnovas Carolina, Núñez Araceli, Vallejo Julio, Estivill Xavier
Abstract excerpt
Eating disorders (ED), such as anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), are complex psychiatric phenotypes influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. We investigated the genetic contribution of four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the serotonin receptor 5HT2C and two sequence variants within the serotonin transporter SLC6A4 to different ED-related psychopathological symptoms in a...
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