Systematic Screening for Mutations in the Coding Region of the Human Serotonin Transporter (5-HTT) Gene Using PCR and DGGE

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 541-545

  Di Bella, Daniela ^a,c   Catalano, Marco ^a   Balling, Ursula ^b   Smeraldi, Enrico ^a   Lesch, Klaus Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c Ist Ricovero Curo Corottere S   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 HTT gene; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE); Molecular screening; PCRV

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OBSESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 0029823635     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19961122)67:6<541::aid-ajmg5>3.0.co;2-k     Document Type: Article

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