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Association between the NMDA glutamate receptor GRIN2B gene and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN - 1 Jul 2012
Alonso Pino, Gratacós Mónica, Segalàs Cinto, Escaramís Georgia, Real Eva, Bayés Mónica, Labad Javier, López-Solà Clara, Estivill Xavier, Menchón José M
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BACKGROUND: Recent data from neuroimaging, genetic and clinical trials and animal models suggest a role for altered glutamatergic neuro transmission in the pathogenesis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The aim of this study was to investigate whether variants in the GRIN2B gene, the gene encoding the NR2 subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor, may contribute to genetic susceptibility...
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