The serotonin transporter gene length polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and life events: No evidence for an interaction effect on neuroticism and anxious depressive symptoms

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 544-549

  Middeldorp, Christel M ^a,b,c   De Geus, Eco J C ^a   Willemsen, Gonneke ^a   Hottenga, Jouke Jan ^a   Slagboom, P Eline ^d   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Gene environment interaction; Life events; Serotonin transporter gene

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; NEUROSIS; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SYMPTOM; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SIBLINGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650208136     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.13.6.544     Document Type: Article

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