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Placebo/Nocebo Genes ?

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for example: http://www.snpedia.com/index.php/Rs4570625

- placebo side: "rs4570625(G;G) homozygosity was a significant predictor of clinical placebo response, being associated with greater improvement in anxiety symptoms." [PMID 19052197]

- Nocebo side: "rs4570625 may have a gender-dependent effect on susceptibility to Panic Disorder." [PMID 19132526]

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"rs4570625 GG makes me a believer ?" http://genes2brains2mind2me.com/2008/12/06/rs4570625-gg-make...

critics: "Neuroskeptic savages the "placebo gene" http://scienceblogs.com/geneticfuture/2008/12/neuroskeptic_s...

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23AndMe service data ( if you have ): https://www.23andme.com/you/explorer/snp/?snp_name=rs4570625



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