The possible contributory role of the S allele of 5-HTTLPR in the emergence of suicidality

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 857-866

  Gonda, Xenia ^a   Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N ^b   Harro, Jaanus ^c   Pompili, Maurizio ^d   Akiskal, Hagop S ^e   Bagdy, Gyorgy ^a,f   Rihmer, Zoltan ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; endophenotype; polymorphism; serotonin transporter; suicide

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE; VALINE;

5HT1A GENE; 5HT1B GENE; 5HT2A GENE; AGGRESSION; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANXIETY; BDNF GENE; DEPRESSION; ENDOPHENOTYPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 79960294236     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881110376693     Document Type: Review

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