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Alexithymia is associated with reduced vitamin D levels, but not polymorphisms of the vitamin D binding-protein gene.

Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2021

Terock Jan, Hannemann Anke, Weihs Antoine, Janowitz Deborah, Grabe Hans J

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OBJECTIVE: Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulties in identifying and describing emotions, which is associated with various psychiatric disorders, including depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Its pathogenesis is incompletely understood but previous studies suggested that genetic as well as metabolic factors, are involved. However, no results on the role of vitamin D and...

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PMID: 34074948
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0000000000000283

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