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A neuropeptide S receptor variant associated with overinterpretation of fear reactions: a potential neurogenetic basis for catastrophizing.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Nov 2010
Raczka K A, Gartmann N, Mechias M-L, Reif A, Büchel C, Deckert J, Kalisch R
Abstract excerpt
Neuropeptide S (NPS) is a recently discovered G protein-coupled receptor ligand that modulates fear-like behaviors in rodents. A frequent A>T single-nucleotide polymorphism in the human NPS receptor gene NPSR1 confers a 10-fold higher efficacy of NPS signaling in vitro and has been linked with pa...
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