Polymorphisms in serotonergic genes and psychopathological traits in eating disorders

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 426-428

  Gervasini, Guillermo ^a   Gordillo, Inmaculada ^a   Garcia Herraiz, Angustias ^b   Flores, Isalud ^b   Jiménez, Mercedes ^a   Monge, Melchora ^b   Carrillo, Juan Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Institute of Mental Disorders of Extremadura   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

DNA POLYMORPHISM; EATING DISORDER; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSYCHOPATHY;

ADULT; ALLELES; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861044220     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3182539f2b     Document Type: Letter

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