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. 2021 Feb 9;13:125–139. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S278170

Table 4.

Serotonin and Obesity

Author, Year Region Sample Gene/Receptor Implicated Association
Haahr, 201529 Denmark 21 HTR2A BMI, weight gain
Fukui, 201230 Japan 311 NS Insulin resistance syndrome
Li, 201431 Europe and US 1982 HTR2A BMI
Opgen, 201032 Germany 128 HTR2C Weight gain
Chen, 201333 China 478 SLC18A1
HTR3B
HTR2A
HTR2C
BMI
Kwak, 201234 Korea 8842 TPH1 BMI and waist circumference
Halder, 200735 Europe 934 HTR2A Central obesity, metabolic syndrome
Corpeleijn, 201036 Europe 722 SLC6A14 BMI, fat, oxidation in women

Abbreviation: NS, not specified.