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Peeters, A.V., Beckers, S., Verrijken, A. et al. Common variants in the gene for the serotonin receptor 6 (HTR6) do not contribute to obesity. J Genet 89, 469 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-010-0066-2
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