No relationship found between -1438A/G polymorphism of the serotonin 2A receptor gene (rs6311) and major depression susceptibility in a northeastern Thai population

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1171-1176

  Tencomnao, T ^a   Thongrakard, V ^a   Phuchana, W ^a   Sritharathikhun, T ^b   Suttirat, S ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Loei Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital   (Thailand)

^c HUACHIEW CHALERMPRAKIET UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Association study; Major depressive disorder; Rs6311; Serotonin 2A receptor; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Thai population

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GUANINE; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THAILAND; ALLELE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; THAILAND;

EID: 77954446799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol9-2gmr823     Document Type: Article

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