Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and psychiatric disorders: Is there a link

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-299

  Margoob, Mushtaq A ^a   Mushtaq, Dhuha ^a  

^a Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Kashmir   (India)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Gene environment interaction; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Polymorphism; Post traumatic stress disorder; Serotonin transporter gene

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; MIRTAZAPINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SERTRALINE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GESTURE; HAMILTON SCALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; STRESS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856350819     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.91901     Document Type: Review

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