Interaction between Serotonin Transporter and Serotonin Receptor 1 B genes polymorphisms may be associated with antisocial alcoholism

Behavioral and Brain Functions

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wang, Tzu Yun ^a,b,e   Lee, Sheng Yu ^a,c   Chen, Shiou Lan ^c   Chang, Yun Hsuan ^a,c   Chen, Shih Heng ^c   Chu, Chun Hsien ^c   Huang, San Yuan ^d   Tzeng, Nian Sheng ^d   Wang, Chen Lin ^c   Lee, I H ^a,c   Yeh, Tzung L ^a,b,c   Yang, Yen K ^a,b,c   Lu, Ru Band ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Tainan Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

5 HT1B gene; Antisocial alcoholism; Serotonin; Serotonin transporter gene

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PSYCHOPATHY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR 1B GENE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TAIWAN; ASIAN; COMORBIDITY; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMORBIDITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1B; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860318822     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17449081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-8-18     Document Type: Article

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