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Association of GRIN2B gene polymorphism and Obsessive Compulsive disorder and symptom dimensions: A pilot study.
Psychiatry research - 30 Sept 2016
Kohlrausch Fabiana Barzotti, Giori Isabele Gomes, Melo-Felippe Fernanda Brito, Vieira-Fonseca Tamiris, Velarde Luis Guillermo Coca, de Salles Andrade Juliana Braga, Fontenelle Leonardo Franklin
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of OCD is largely unknown, but neuroimaging and pharmacological studies suggest that glutamatergic system plays a significant role on OCD development. We genotyped one polymorphism at GRIN2B (rs1019385) by real time Polymerase Chain Reaction in a sample of Brazilian Obsessive-Compulsive patients and healthy controls, and evaluated its influence on OCD. We found the T-allele and TT genotype to be...
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