Serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism is associated with executive function impairments in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 536-546

  Tükel, Raşit ^a   Alkaş, Elif ^a   Gürvit, Hakan ^a   Aslantaş Ertekin, Banu ^a   Ertekin, Erhan ^a   Baran, Bengi ^a   Akça Kalem, Şükriye ^a   Saruhan Direskeneli, Güher ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; executive functions; genetic polymorphism; neuropsychology; OCD

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ALLELE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALLELES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961200429     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2016.1162329     Document Type: Article

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