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Variation in the HTR1A and HTR2A genes and social adjustment in depressed patients.
Journal of affective disorders - 5 Sept 2013
Antypa Niki, Calati Raffaella, Souery Daniel, Pellegrini Silvia, Sentissi Othman, Amital Daniela, Moser Ulrike, Montgomery Stuart, Kasper Siegfried, Zohar Joseph, De Ronchi Diana, Mendlewicz Julien, Serretti Alessandro
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BACKGROUND: Social adjustment is impaired in depressed patients. The difficulty to adjust to social circumstances has been hypothesized to be one of the causes of depression, as well as a consequence of the disorder. Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter gene has been previously associated with social adjustment levels in patients with mood disorders. METHODS: We investigated whether variations on the...
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