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Will low sex drive prove to be treatable by genetic therapy?
The researchers asked 148 healthy male and female university students to fill out a questionnaire describing their individual sexual arousal, functions, and desire in everyday situations. They then compared the answers to the subjects' gene sequencing variations and the "D4" receptor.
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The researchers found consistencies between the subject's answers and the variation of this gene. One common variation seemed to depress the subjects' sex drive and another common variation increased and enhanced sexual functions.