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Promoter variants of the cannabinoid receptor 1 gene (CNR1) in interaction with 5-HTTLPR affect the anxious phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Dec 2009
Lazary Judit, Lazary Aron, Gonda Xenia, Benko Anita, Molnar Eszter, Hunyady Laszlo, Juhasz Gabriella, Bagdy Gyorgy
Abstract excerpt
Anxiety is a polygenic condition, and the recently discovered Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is one plausible candidate. Experimental data suggest that the ECS can modulate several neurotransmitter systems, including the serotonergic system, which itself plays a significant role in anxiety. However, to date there is no evidence of gene-gene interactions; indeed genetic studies focusing separately on the two systems...
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