Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter promoter region affects serotonin uptake in human blood platelets

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-87

  Greenberg, Benjamin D ^a   Tolliver, Teresa J ^a   Huang, Su Jan ^a   Li, Qian ^a   Bengel, Dietmar ^a   Murphy, Dennis L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic variants; Platelet serotonin uptake; Serotonin transporter promoter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LYMPHOBLAST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REPORTER GENE; SEROTONIN RELEASE; THROMBOCYTE MEMBRANE;

ADULT; BLOOD PLATELETS; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PAROXETINE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033525170     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990205)88:1<83::AID-AJMG15>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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