A novel allele in the promoter region of the human serotonin transporter gene

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-99

  Michaelovsky, E ^a,b   Frisch, A ^a,b   Rockah, R ^a,b   Peleg, L ^b,c   Magal, N ^a,b   Shohat, M ^a,b   Weizman, R ^b,d  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d SHALVATA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

(5 HTTLPR); Allelic variation; Association studies; Libyan Jews; Polymorphism; Psychiatric disorders; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; JEW; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TUNISIA; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0033009330     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000449     Document Type: Article

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