The role of genetic factors in the etiology of seasonal affective disorder and seasonality

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-210

  Sher, Leo ^a   Goldman, David ^b   Ozaki, Norio ^c   Rosenthal, Norman E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depression; Genetics; Seasonal affective disorder; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HEREDITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONS; SEROTONIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033062082     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00194-3     Document Type: Article

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