Polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter gene of patients with atopic dermatitis-association with personality traits related to high level of anxiety

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 534-538

  De Mel, Sasika ^a   Nordlind, Klas ^a   Holst, Mikael ^a   Frohm Nilsson, Margareta ^a   Lonne Rahm, Sol Britt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Atopic dermatitis; Polymorphism; Serotonin transporter; Stress

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84860741359     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2011.632636     Document Type: Article

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