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The polymorphism of the serotonin-2A receptor T102C is associated with age.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Nov 2008
Jobim P F C, Prado-Lima P A S, Schwanke C H A, Giugliani R, Cruz I B M
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological investigations suggest that T102C polymorphism of gene 5-HT2A may be associated with mean life span because diseases and behaviors related to this polymorphism, such as schizophrenia, suicide, aggression, and addiction, may potentially shorten mean life span. A sample of 687 individuals without previous neuropsychiatric disease was genotyped and separated into 3 groups according to their gender...
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