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A novel allele in the promoter region of the human serotonin transporter gene.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 1999
Michaelovsky E, Frisch A, Rockah R, Peleg L, Magal N, Shohat M, Weizman R
Abstract excerpt
The human serotonin transporter (hSERT) gene is a promising candidate for mediating the genetic susceptibility for various psychiatric conditions such as mood and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Two polymorphic sites in this gene attracted much interest: a VNTR of 17-bp repeats in intron two, and an insertion/deletion in the 5'-flanking promoter region (5-HTT gene-linked polymorphic region-5-HTTLPR) creating a...
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