Meta-analysis of serotonin transporter polymorphisms and affective disorders

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 121-129

  Lotrich, Francis E ^a,b   Pollock, Bruce G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b WPIC E1239 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Meta analysis; SERT

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ALLELE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNOLOGY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOOD DISORDERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 4644232945     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-200409000-00001     Document Type: Review

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