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Subtle gene-environment interactions driving paranoia in daily life.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Feb 2009
Simons C J P, Wichers M, Derom C, Thiery E, Myin-Germeys I, Krabbendam L, van Os J
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that genes impact on the degree to which minor daily stressors cause variation in the intensity of subtle paranoid experiences. The objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val(158)Met and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val(66)Met in part mediate genetic effects on paranoid reactivity to minor stressors. In a general...
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