Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and personality traits in primary alcohol dependence

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-48

  Wiesbeck, Gerhard A ^a   Weijers, Heinz Gerd ^d   Wodarz, Norbert ^c   Keller, Heike K ^b   Michel, Tanja M ^b   Herrmann, Martin J ^b   Boening, Jobst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^d University of Applied Police Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

Harm avoidance; Primary alcohol dependence; Serotonin transporter (5 HTT) gene regulatory region polymorphism; Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI)

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION; TEMPERAMENT; ADOLESCENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 4644263808     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970410029907     Document Type: Article

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