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The 5-HTTLPR confers susceptibility to anorexia nervosa in Han Chinese: evidence from a case-control and family-based study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Chen Jue, Kang Qing, Jiang Wenhui, Fan Juan, Zhang Mingdao, Yu Shunying, Zhang Chen
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidence has implied that serotonin system dysfunction may be involved in the etiology of anorexia nervosa (AN). Serotonin-transporter-linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism is the genetic variant coding for the serotonin transporter and has a modulatory effect on its expression. This study aimed to investigate the possible association between the 5-HTTLPR and the susceptibility and severity...
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