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Sequence analysis of five exons of SLC6A4 gene in Mexican patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Gene - 20 Jul 2020
Hernández-Muñoz S, Camarena-Medellin B, González-Macías L, Aguilar-García A, Flores-Flores G, Luna Dominguez D, Azaola-Espinosa A, Flores-Ramos M, Caballero-Romo A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence indicates that alterations in the serotonin system are related to changes in eating behavior. The serotonin transporter is encoded by the SLC6A4 gene and has been an interesting candidate for anorexia nervosa- restrictive type (AN-R) and bulimia nervosa (BN). Interestingly, functional variants have been identified in the coding region that could contribute to understand the role...
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