The 5-HTTLPR Polymorphism modulates the association of serious life events (SLE) and impulsivity in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1067-1072

  Wagner, Stefanie ^a   Baskaya, Ömür ^a   Lieb, Klaus ^a   Dahmen, Norbert ^a,b   Tadić, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b Bioglobe Molecular Genetic Laboratory   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borderline Personality Disorder; Impulsivity; Serious life events; Serotonin transporter (5 HTTLPR)

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALLELE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GERMANY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RAPE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949196770     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.03.004     Document Type: Review

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