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Gene variations in the cholecystokinin system in patients with panic disorder.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Apr 2010
Koefoed Pernille, Woldbye David P, Hansen Thomas O, Hansen Elsebeth S, Knudsen Gitte M, Bolwig Tom G, Rehfeld Jens F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Panic disorder (PD) is a common psychiatric disease occurring more frequently in women than men. Multiple common and/or rare variants in the genome contribute to the complex etiology of the disorder. The neuropeptide cholecystokinin (CCK) and its receptors (the CCK system) have been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of PD. METHODS: We examined the promoter, exon, and exon-intron boundaries...
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