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Mutation screening of the 5-hydroxytryptamine7 receptor gene among Finnish alcoholics and controls.
Psychiatry research - 27 Feb 1998
Pesonen U, Koulu M, Bergen A, Eggert M, Naukkarinen H, Virkkunen M, Linnoila M, Goldman D
Abstract excerpt
Impaired central serotonin neurotransmission has been associated with increased aggression, impaired impulse control and diurnal activity rhythm disturbances among humans. Neuroanatomic distribution and pharmacological properties of the serotonin 5-HT7 receptor suggest that it may play a role in psychiatric disorders and in circadian rhythm regulation. In this study a point mutation causing proline279 --> leucine...
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