A functional serotonin transporter promoter gene polymorphism increases ADHD symptoms in delinquents: Interaction with adverse childhood environment

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-131

  Retz, Wolfgang ^a   Freitag, Christine M ^b   Retz Junginger, Petra ^a   Wenzler, Denise ^a   Schneider, Marc ^a   Kissling, Christian ^c   Thome, Johannes ^c   Rösler, Michael ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5HTLPR; ADHD; Environment; Gene; Interaction; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DNA PRIMERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 39649123260     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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