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Functional SLITRK1 var321, varCDfs and SLC6A4 G56A variants and susceptibility to obsessive-compulsive disorder

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We thank Dr Matthew State, Yale University, for kindly providing amplified genomic DNA of var321 and varCDfs heterozygotes. This research was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIMH, NIH.

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Wendland, J., Kruse, M. & Murphy, D. Functional SLITRK1 var321, varCDfs and SLC6A4 G56A variants and susceptibility to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mol Psychiatry 11, 802–804 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4001848

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