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[The effect of the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR polymorphism on the recognition of facial emotions in schizophrenia].
Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova - 1 Jan 2014
Alfimova M V, Golimbet V E, Korovaitseva G I, Lezheiko T V, Abramova L I, Aksenova E V, Bolgov M I
Abstract excerpt
The 5-HTTLPR SLC6A4 and catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met polymorphisms are reported to be associated with processing of facial expressions in general population. Impaired recognition of facial expressions that is characteristic of schizophrenia negatively impacts on the social adaptation of the patients. To search for molecular mechanisms of this deficit, we studied main and epistatic effects of...
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