Temperamental fearfulness in childhood and the serotonin transporter promoter region polymorphism: A multimethod association study

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 135-142

  Hayden, Elizabeth P ^a   Dougherty, Lea R ^b   Maloney, Bryan ^c   Emily Durbin, C ^d   Olino, Thomas M ^b   Nurnberger Jr , John I ^c   Lahiri, Debomoy K ^c   Klein, Daniel N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTT promoter; Fear; Serotonin transporter gene; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Temperament

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ALLELE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; FEAR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MULTIMETHOD STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 34248164482     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e3280147847     Document Type: Article

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