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Provedor de dados: 	56	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Association between serotonin 2C receptor gene (HTR2C) polymorphisms and psychopathological symptoms in children and adolescents	
Autores: 	Paes,L.A.; Torre,O.H. Della; Henriques,T.B.; de Mello,M.P.; Celeri,E.H.R.V.; Dalgalarrondo,P.; Guerra Júnior,G.; dos Santos Júnior,A.	
Data: 	2018-01-01	
Ano: 	2018	
Palavras-chave: 	Genetic polymorphism; Serotonin; CBCL/6-18; Children; Adolescents; HTR2C.	
Resumo: 	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.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000800611	
Editor: 	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica	
Relação: 	10.1590/1414-431x20187252	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research  v.51 n.8 2018	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess