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5-HT2A receptor gene promoter polymorphism--1438G/A and mood disorders.
Neuroreport - 20 Apr 1998
Ohara K, Nagai M, Tsukamoto T, Tani K, Suzuki Y, Ohara K
Abstract excerpt
A 5-HT2A receptor promoter polymorphism, -1438G/A, was reported to be significantly increased in patients with anorexia nervosa when compared with controls. In practice, many patients with anorexia nervosa suffer from mood disorders. Furthermore, 5-HT2A receptors are thought to play a role in the etiologies of mood disorders. Thus, we studied the polymorphism in 95 Japanese patients with mood disorders and 106...
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