Association of serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region and variable number of tandem repeat polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene in lichen simplex chronicus patients with psychiatric status

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1069-1072

  Kirtak, Necmettin ^a,b,c,d   Inaloz, H Serhat ^a,b,c,d   Akçali, Cenk ^a,b,c,d   Erdal, Emin ^a,b,c,d   Herken, Hasan ^a,b,c,d   Yildirim, Mehmet ^a,b,c,d   Erguven, H Gulcin ^a,b,c,d  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEURODERMATITIS; PATHOGENESIS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODERMATITIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54749130829     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03821.x     Document Type: Article

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