Association between violent suicidal behavior and the low activity allele of the serotonin transporter gene

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 338-341

  Courtet, P ^a   Baud, P ^b   Abbar, M ^c   Boulenger, J P ^d   Castelnau, D ^a   Mouthon, D ^b   Malafosse, A ^b   Buresi, C ^b  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Association study; Polymorphism; Serotonin transporter; Suicidal behavior; Violence

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0035056907     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000856     Document Type: Article

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