Impact of the tryptophan hydroxylase 1 gene A218C polymorphism on amygdala activity in response to affective facial stimuli in patients with major depressive disorder

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 512-518

  Lee, B T ^a   Lee, H Y ^b   Lee, B C ^c   Pae, C U ^d   Yoon, B J ^e   Ryu, S G ^c   Choi, I G ^c   Lee, M S ^b   Ham, B J ^a,b,f  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Korea University   (South Korea)

^f College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anger; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Major depressive disorder; Polymorphism; Sadness; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYTOSINE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALLELE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SADNESS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TPH1 GENE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN MAPPING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 67650481364     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2009.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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