Obsessive-compulsive disorder and the promoter region polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4): A negative association study in the Afrikaner population

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 327-331

  Kinnear, Craig J ^a   Niehaus, Dana J H ^a   Moolman Smook, Johanna C ^a   Du Toit, Pieter L ^a   Van Kradenberg, Jeanine ^a   Weyers, Jakobus B ^a   Potgieter, Annemarie ^a   Marais, Vanessa ^a   Emsley, Robin A ^a   Knowles, James A ^b   Corfield, Valerie A ^a   Brink, Paul A ^a   Stein, Dan J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Afrikaner; Polymorphism; Serotonin; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0034534154     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145700002054     Document Type: Article

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