Does measurement instrument moderate the association between the serotonin transporter gene and anxiety-related personality traits? A meta-analysis

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-419

  Munafo M R ^a   Clark, T ^a   Flint, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5HTT LPR; Genetics; Harm avoidance; Neuroticism; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; INSTRUMENTATION; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 16844375288     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001627     Document Type: Article

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