Polymorphisms of serotonin receptor 2A and 2C genes and COMT in relation to obesity and type 2 diabetes.

BACKGROUND:Candidate genes of psychological importance include 5HT2A, 5HT2C, and COMT, implicated in the serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine pathways, which also may be involved in regulation of energy balance. We investigated the associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of these gen...

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Main Authors: Sofia I I Kring, Thomas Werge, Claus Holst, Søren Toubro, Arne Astrup, Torben Hansen, Oluf Pedersen, Thorkild I A Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2724686?pdf=render