Meta-analysis of the association of a functional serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism with alcohol dependence

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 133 B, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-84

  Feinn, Richard ^a   Nellissery, Maggie ^a   Kranzler, Henry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Alcohol dependence; Alcoholism; Meta analysis; SLC6A4

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 12944333124     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30132     Document Type: Article

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