The truth about genetic variation in the serotonin transporter gene and response to stress and medication

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 424-427

  McGuffin, Peter ^a   Alsabban, Shaza ^a   Uher, Rudolf ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; CORTICOTROPIN; ESCITALOPRAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; REBOXETINE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; DRUG RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DEPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79958015459     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.085225     Document Type: Review

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