Association study of a novel functional polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene in bipolar disorder and suicidal behaviour

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 128-131

  De Luca, Vincenzo ^a,b   Tharmalingam, Subi ^a   King, Nicole ^a   Strauss, John ^a   Bulgin, Natalie ^a   Kennedy, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 HTT transporter; 5 HTTLPR; Bipolar disorder; Genetics; Haplotype; Parasuicide; Risk factors; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTRONS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 25844495477     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0046-z     Document Type: Article

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