Lack of linkage disequilibrium between serotonin transporter protein gene (SLC6A4) and bipolar disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 379-383

  Mundo, Emanuela ^a   Walker, Melissa ^a   Tims, Hester ^a   Macciardi, Fabio ^a   Kennedy, James L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Genetics; Linkage; Serotonin transporter; Transmission disequilibrium test

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 17Q; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ADULT; ALLELES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0034640713     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000612)96:3<379::AID-AJMG27>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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