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Impaired impulse control is associated with a 5-HT2A receptor polymorphism in schizophrenia.
Psychiatry research - 30 Jul 2013
Tsuang Hui-Chun, Chen Wei J, Lin Sheng-Hsiang, Chen Teng-Yi, Chang Yi-Lin, Huang Kuo-Hao, Lane Hsien-Yuan
Abstract excerpt
The impact of the serotonin2a (5-HT2A) receptor gene on the pathophysiology of schizophrenia is inconclusive despite accumulating evidence implicating the 5-HT2A receptor. To simplify the complexity of genetic analysis, we used an endophenotype approach. The relationship between Continuous Performance Test (CPT) performance and 5-HT2A receptor gene variance was examined. Both patients with schizophrenia (n=255)...
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