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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2018

Association between serotonin 2C receptor gene (HTR2C) polymorphisms and psychopathological symptoms in children and adolescents.

L A Paes, O H Della Torre, T B Henriques, M P de Mello, E H R V Celeri, P Dalgalarrondo, G Guerra Júnior, A Dos Santos Júnior

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

L A PaesDepartamento de Psicologia Médica e Psiquiatria, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
O H Della TorreDepartamento de Psicologia Médica e Psiquiatria, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
T B HenriquesCentro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
M P de MelloCentro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
E H R V CeleriDepartamento de Psicologia Médica e Psiquiatria, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
P DalgalarrondoDepartamento de Psicologia Médica e Psiquiatria, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
G Guerra JúniorDepartamento de Pediatria, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
A Dos Santos JúniorDepartamento de Psicologia Médica e Psiquiatria, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serotonin 2C receptors (5HT2C) are involved in serotonin-driven dynamic equilibrium adjustments responsible for homeostatic stability in brain structures that modulate behavior and emotions. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from the serotonin 2C receptor gene (HTR2C) have been associated with several neurological and mental disorders, including abnormalities in cognitive and emotional processes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the rs6318 SNP of the HTR2C gene and behavioral characteristics exhibited by children and adolescents based on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/6-18) inventory. Eighty-five psychiatric outpatients between 8 and 18 years of age underwent genotyping of the rs6318 SNP. The CBCL/6-18 scale was administered to their caregivers. The chi-squared test was used to assess differences in the frequency of C and G alleles of the rs6318 SNP relative to the grouped CBCL/6-18 scores; significance level was 5%. The presence of the G allele of rs6318 was found to be associated with characteristics of aggressive behavior and social problems, and aggressive behavior was found to be associated with heterozygosis in females. These findings contribute to the identification of mental and behavioral phenotypes associated with gene expression.

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AdolescentAllelesChecklistChildChild Behavior DisordersChi-Square DistributionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansMaleMental DisordersPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C

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PMID29924134
PMCPMC6010321
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