Association of the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism with Korean male alcoholics

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 371-376

  Kweon, Yong Sil ^a   Lee, Hae Kook ^a   Lee, Chung Tai ^a   Lee, Kyoung Uk ^a   Pae, Chi Un ^b  

^a Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Alcoholism; Subgroup of alcoholism

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 15544367024     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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