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PER2 rs2304672 polymorphism moderates circadian-relevant reward circuitry activity in adolescents.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Mar 2012
Forbes Erika E, Dahl Ronald E, Almeida Jorge R C, Ferrell Robert E, Nimgaonkar Vishwajit L, Mansour Hader, Sciarrillo Samantha R, Holm Stephanie M, Rodriguez Eric E, Phillips Mary L
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BACKGROUND: Reward behavior in animals is influenced by circadian genes, including clock-pathway genes such as Period2 (PER2). Several forms of psychiatric illness are associated with both altered reward function and disturbances in circadian function. The PER2 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2304672 has been associated with psychiatric illnesses involving reward dysfunction. Associations among circadian...
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