An association study of a functional polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene with personality and psychiatric symptoms

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 449-451

  Jorm, A F ^a,b   Henderson, A S ^a,b   Jacomb, P A ^a,b   Christensen, H ^a,b   Korten A E ^a,b   Rodgers, B ^a,b   Tan, X ^a,b   Easteal, S ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Anxiety; Depression; Extraversion; Genetics; Neuroticism; Psychoticism; Serotonin transport

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; DEPRESSION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031687006     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000424     Document Type: Article

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