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A variable-number-tandem-repeat of the serotonin transporter gene and anxiety disorders.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Jan 1999
Ohara K, Suzuki Y, Ochiai M, Tsukamoto T, Tani K, Ohara K
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1. A polymorphism of the variable-number-tandem-repeat (VNTR) in the second intron of the serotonin transporter (ST) gene, which has been reported to be associated with major depression, was studied in anxiety disorders. 2. The VNTR of the human ST gene was compared between 103 patients with anxiety and 106 controls. 3. The frequency of the allele containing 12 copies of the VNTR element (STin2.12) was...
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