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A family-based association study of the HTR1B gene in eating disorders.
Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) - 1 Jan 2000
Hernández Sandra, Camarena Beatriz, González Laura, Caballero Alejandro, Flores Griselda, Aguilar Alejandro
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association of three polymorphisms of the serotonin receptor 1Dβ gene (HTR1B) in the etiology of eating disorders and their relationship with clinical characteristics. METHODS: We analyzed the G861C, A-161T, and A1180G polymorphisms of the HTR1B gene through a family-based association test (FBAT) in 245 nuclear families. The sample was stratified into anorexia nervosa (AN) spectrum and...
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