Failure to detect an association between the serotonin transporter gene and borderline personality disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-88

  Pascual, Juan Carlos ^a   Soler, Joaquim ^a   Barrachina, Judith ^a   Campins, M Jose ^a   Alvarez, Enrique ^a   Pérez, Víctor ^a   Cortés, Anna ^a   Baiget, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Genetic; Serotonin Transporter gene

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 35248842369     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.10.005     Document Type: Letter

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