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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
Genetic factors have been implicated in playing a significant role in susceptibility to anorexia nervosa (AN). Among many candidate genes for AN, an association with the A allele of the -1438G/A polymorphism in the promoter region of the 5-HT2A receptor has been reported. However, these findings are controversial and all patients studied to date have been Caucasian. This study was designed to determine whether this association is reproducible in Japanese subjects. This case-control study of a cohort of 75 female Japanese AN sufferers and 127 normal female control subjects revealed no significant association between the 5-HT2A promoter polymorphism and AN. Thus, at least for Japanese subjects, the A-allele of the -1438G/A polymorphism in the promoter region of the 5-HT2A receptor gene does not contribute to a predisposition to AN.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0955-8829
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
157-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Anorexia Nervosa, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Receptors, Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:11702058-Reference Values
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
5-HT2A promoter polymorphism is not associated with anorexia nervosa in Japanese patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Psychosomatic Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. ando@ncnp-k.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study