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A potentially functional variant in the serotonin transporter gene is associated with premenopausal and perimenopausal hot flashes.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2015
Montasser May E, Ziv-Gal Ayelet, Brown Jessica P, Flaws Jodi A, Merchenthaler Istvan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: An increase in the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and/or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) to relieve menopausal hot flashes (HFs) has been observed recently. However, response to them has been heterogeneous. We hypothesized that this heterogeneity might be partially attributed to genetic variations in genes encoding the serotonin and/or norepinephrine...
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