Association between low activity serotonin transporter promoter genotype and early onset alcoholism with habitual impulsive violent behavior

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 385-388

  Hallikainen, T ^a   Saito, T ^b   Lachman, H M ^b   Volavka, J ^c   Pohjalainen, T ^d   Ryynanen O P ^a   Kauhanen, J ^a   Syvalahti E ^d   Hietala, J ^e   Tiihonen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Polymorphism; Serotonin transporter; Violent behavior

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HABIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECIDIVISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032880799     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000526     Document Type: Article

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