Relevance of perceived childhood neglect, 5-HTT gene variants and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation to substance abuse susceptibility

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 715-722

  Gerra, G ^a   Zaimovic, A ^b   Castaldini, L ^b   Garofano, L ^c   Manfredini, M ^d   Somaini, L ^e   Leonardi, C ^f   Gerra, M L ^d   Donnini, C ^d  

^a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Austria   (Austria)

^b AUSL   (Italy)

^c Reparto Carabinieri Investigazioni Scientifiche   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

^f ASL Roma B   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 HTT polymorphism; Childhood neglect; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; SEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949803063     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31038     Document Type: Article

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