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Evidence of an association between the vasopressin V1b receptor gene (AVPR1B) and childhood-onset mood disorders.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Oct 2007
Dempster Emma L, Burcescu Irina, Wigg Karen, Kiss Eniko, Baji Ildiko, Gadoros Julia, Tamás Zsuzsanna, Kennedy James L, Vetró Agnes, Kovacs Maria, Barr Cathy L
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CONTEXT: Disturbances in stress hormones have been implicated in mood disorders, in particular in the hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Arginine vasopressin (AVP) plays a crucial role in modulating the HPA axis under stress and does so through a G protein-coupled receptor, vasopressin V1b receptor (AVPR1b). OBJECTIVE: To determine if genetic variation in AVPR1B could be contributing...
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