The serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and personality: Response style as a new endophenotype for anxiety

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 851-858

  Plieger, Thomas ^a   Montag, Christian ^a   Felten, Andrea ^a   Reuter, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Extreme response style; Keywords Endophenotype; Negative emotionality; Personality; Rs25531

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; EMOTIONALITY; ENDOPHENOTYPE; EXTREME RESPONSE STYLE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERAMENT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; LIFE EVENT; PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ENDOPHENOTYPES; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84899731092     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145713001776     Document Type: Article

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