Brief research communication: Association study between the serotonin 1A receptor (HTR1A) gene and neuroticism, major depression, and anxiety disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 661-666

  Hettema, J M ^a,b   An, S S ^a   Van Den Oord, E J C G ^a,c   Neale, M C ^a,b   Kendler, K S ^a,b   Chen, X ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Association study; Depression; Genetics; Personality; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HTR1A GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEUROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR GENE; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; TWINS;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASES IN TWINS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A;

EID: 46949091677     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30656     Document Type: Article

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