Lack of genetic linkage or association between a functional serotonin transporter polymorphism and panic disorder

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Hamilton, S P ^b   Heiman, G A ^b   Haghighi, F ^b   Mick, S ^b   Klein, D F ^b   Hodge, S E ^b   Weissman, M M ^b   Fyer, A J ^b   Knowles, James A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Association study; Candidate gene; Linkage study; Panic disorder; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RELATIVE;

EID: 0345267946     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-199903000-00001     Document Type: Article

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