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Serotonin receptor 2C gene polymorphism associated with post-stroke depression in Chinese patients.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 13 May 2013
Tang W K, Tang N, Liao C D, Liang H J, Mok V C T, Ungvari G S, Wong K S
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin receptor 2C (HTR2C) gene has been shown to play a pivotal role in major depression. We examined the association between post-stroke depression (PSD) and polymorphism in HTR2C. A cohort of 223 patients with acute lacunar stroke admitted to the stroke unit of a university-affiliated regional hospital in Hong Kong was recruited. Three months after the onset of the index stroke, a research assistant...
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