A novel functional polymorphism within the promoter of the serotonin transporter gene: Possible role in susceptibility to affective disorders

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 453-460

  Collier, D A ^a   Stober G ^b   Li, T ^a   Heils, A ^b   Catalano, M ^c   Di Bella, D ^c   Arranz, M J ^a   Murray, R M ^a   Vallada, H P ^a   Bengel, D ^b   Muller C R ^b   Roberts, G W ^a   Smeraldi, E ^c   Kirov, G ^a   Sham, P ^a   Lesch, K P ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Association; Bipolar disorder; Case control; Depression; Genetics; QTL; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSACTIVATION;

ALLELES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030320649     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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