Does a placebo gene exist?
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 12:21
in Psychology & Sociology
A short time ago, Swedish scientists published a paper suggesting the existence of a genetic disposition to respond to placebo, thus giving rise to debate in the media about a possible "placebo gene." In the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106[46]: 751????), Matthias Breidert and Karl Hofbauer summarize the most recent data about placebos.