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A functional polymorphism in the HTR2C gene associated with stress responses: a validation study.
Biological psychology - 1 Dec 2014
Brummett Beverly H, Babyak Michael A, Kuhn Cynthia M, Siegler Ilene C, Williams Redford B
Abstract excerpt
Previously we have shown that a functional nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs6318 on the HTR2C gene located on the X-chromosome, is associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis response to a laboratory stress recall task. The present paper reports a validation of the cortisol response to stress in a second, independent sample. The study population consisted of 60 adult participants...
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