Association between serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and eating disorders: A meta-analytic study

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 498-504

  Yu, Lee ^a   Lin, Pao Yen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Polymorphism; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ALLELE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RANDOM ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALLELES; EATING DISORDERS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 77956589379     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20732     Document Type: Article

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