Association of serotonin transporter promoter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) with depression in Costa Rican schizophrenic patients

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-89

  Contreras, Javier ^a,c   Hernndez, Sandra ^c   Quezada, Paulina ^a   Dassori, Albana ^a,b   Walss Bass, Consuelo ^a   Escamilla, Michael ^d   Raventos, Henriette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d Paul L Foster School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Schizophrenia; Serotonin transporter gene; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTA RICA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; COSTA RICA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77953482264     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: 15635260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01677060903583994     Document Type: Article

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