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The human serotonin transporter gene linked polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) shows ten novel allelic variants.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2000
Nakamura M, Ueno S, Sano A, Tanabe H
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene is a promising candidate for introducing the heritability of interindividual variation in personality and the genetic susceptibility for various psychiatric diseases. Transcription of the gene is modulated by a common polymorphism in its upstream regulatory region (5-HTT gene-linked polymorphic region: 5-HTTLPR). The 5-HTTLPR consists of variation of the repetitive sequence...
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