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Serotonin-2A receptor gene T102C polymorphism in patients with dyspeptic symptoms.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Tahara Tomomitsu, Arisawa Tomiyasu, Shibata Tomoyuki, Nakamura Masakatsu, Wang Fangyu, Hirata Ichiro, Nakano Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The role of genetics in the susceptibility to functional dyspepsia (FD) is unclear. Serotonin (5-HT) is expressed in gastro-intestinal tract and modulates the sensory-motor functions in the digestive tract. Genetic association has been reported between C102T polymorphism in the g...
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