Development of depression: Sex and the interaction between environment and a promoter polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-449

  Sjöberg, Rickard L ^a,b   Nilsson, Kent W ^a   Nordquist, Niklas ^a   Öhrvik, John ^a   Leppert, Jerzy ^a   Lindström, Leif ^a   Oreland, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Gene environment interaction; Genotype; Phenotype; Sex characteristics

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33745556951     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145705005936     Document Type: Article

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