Neuroticism is not associated with the serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-96

  Flory, J D ^a   Manuck, S B ^a   Ferrell, R E ^b   Dent, K M ^b   Peters, D G ^b   Muldoon, M F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroticism; Serotonin transporter polymorphism

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0033004709     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000466     Document Type: Article

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