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[Molecular analysis of the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 2 gene fragment in anorexia nervosa].
Psychiatria polska - 1 Jan 2000
Karlik Alicja, Korman Eugeniusz, Maceluch Jarosław, Niedziela Marek
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: There is strong evidence for the importance of genetic factors in the aetiology of anorexia nervosa (AN). Stress factors can be also associated with the clinical manifestation of AN. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis plays an important role in stress control. The increased activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in AN is caused by corticotropin-releasing hormone hypersecretion. CRH...
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