The 5-HTTLPR Polymorphism and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Meta-Analysis

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 645-653

  Gressier, Florence ^a   Calati, Raffaella ^b   Balestri, Martina ^c   Marsano, Agnese ^c   Alberti, Siegfried ^c   Antypa, Niki ^c   Serretti, Alessandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84890426529     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21855     Document Type: Article

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