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Polymorphisms of the HTR1a allele are linked to frontal brain electrical asymmetry.
Biological psychology - 1 Feb 2010
Bismark Andrew W, Moreno Francisco A, Stewart Jennifer L, Towers David N, Coan James A, Oas Jennifer, Erickson Robert P, Allen John J B
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphic variations in genes related to serotonin synthesis, transport, recognition, or degradation may convey subtle changes in serotonin system architecture that may place an individual at risk for psychopathology when faced with life stressors. The relationship between three key serotonin alleles and frontal brain electrical asymmetry, a putative endophenotype of depression, was examined. Risk alleles were...
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