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Interaction effect of functional variants of the BDNF and DRD2/ANKK1 gene is associated with alexithymia in healthy human subjects.

Psychosomatic medicine - 1 Jan 2011

Walter Nora T, Montag Christian, Markett Sebastian A, Reuter Martin

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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the interaction between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and dopamine receptor D(2) (DRD2)/ANKK1 gene contributes to individual differences in alexithymia. The personality construct of alexithymia refers to difficulties in emotional self-regulation and contributes as a risk factor to several mental disorders. Alexithymic individuals show an impoverished conscious...

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PMID: 21097659
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31820037c1

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