Interaction between childhood trauma and serotonin transporter gene variation in suicide

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2046-2052

  Roy, Alec ^a,d   Hu, Xian Zhang ^b   Janal, Malvin N ^c   Goldman, David ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene; Interaction; Life events; Serotonin; Suicide attempt; Transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

5HTTLPR GENE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34547895121     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301331     Document Type: Article

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