Interactive Effects of the Serotonin Transporter 5-HTTLPR Polymorphism and Stressful Life Events on College Student Drinking and Drug Use

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 609-616

  Covault, Jonathan ^a   Tennen, Howard ^a   Armeli, Stephen ^b   Conner, Tamlin S ^a   Herman, Aryeh I ^a   Cillessen, Antonius H N ^c   Kranzler, Henry R ^a  

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

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Alcohol; daily diary; gene environment interaction; heavy drinking; SLC6A4

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33847292324     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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