Serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and alcohol use in general population: Interaction effect with birth cohort

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 231, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 2587-2594

  Vaht, Mariliis ^a   Merenäkk, Liis ^a   Mäestu, Jarek ^a   Veidebaum, Toomas ^b   Harro, Jaanus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Alcohol; Cohort effect; Gender; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SELF REPORT; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE LINKED POLYMORPHIC REGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; AGE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTONIA; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENT; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903268820     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3427-8     Document Type: Article

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