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Ventral prefrontal serotonin 1A receptor binding: a neural marker of vulnerability for mood disorder and suicidal behavior?
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Oct 2022
Pantazatos Spiro P, Melhem Nadine M, Brent David A, Zanderigo Francesca, Bartlett Elizabeth A, Lesanpezeshki Mohammad, Burke Ainsley, Miller Jeffrey M, Mann J John
Abstract excerpt
Mood disorders and suicidal behavior have moderate heritability and are associated with altered corticolimbic serotonin 1A receptor (5-HT1A) brain binding. However, it is unclear whether this reflects genetic effects or epigenetic effects of childhood adversity, compensatory mechanisms, or illness stress-related changes. We sought to separate such effects on 5-HT1A binding by examining high familial risk...
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