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Influence of dopamine polymorphisms on the risk for anorexia nervosa and associated psychopathological features.
Journal of clinical psychopharmacology - 1 Aug 2013
Gervasini Guillermo, Gordillo Inmaculada, García-Herráiz Angustias, Flores Isalud, Jiménez Mercedes, Monge Melchora, Carrillo Juan Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Dopamine neuronal functions make polymorphisms in dopaminergic pathways good candidates for playing a relevant role in anorexia nervosa (AN) and related psychopathological features. We have analyzed the effect of 8 polymorphisms in genes coding for dopamine receptors (DRD2, DRD3, and DRD4), transporters (DAT1) and metabolizing enzymes (COMT) in 78 women with AN and 186 control subjects. Associated...
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