The serotonin transporter gene and disease modification in psychosis: Evidence for systematic differences in allelic directionality at the 5-HTTLPR locus

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 103-108

  Goldberg, Terry E ^a   Kotov, Roman ^a   Lee, Annette T ^a   Gregersen, Peter K ^a   Lencz, Todd ^a   Bromet, Evelyn ^a   Malhotra, Anil K ^a  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Depression; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDEL MUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349182869     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.03.021     Document Type: Article

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