Possible association between serotonin transporter promoter region polymorphism and impulsivity in Koreans

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-24

  Lee, Jong Hun ^a   Kim, Hong Tae ^a   Hyun, Dae Sung ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Korean; Molecular genetics; Polymerase chain reaction; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; KOREA; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PROMOTER REGION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0038297177     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00065-9     Document Type: Article

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