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A rare short allele of the serotonin transporter promoter region (5-HTTLPR) found in an aggressive schizophrenic patient of Jewish Libyan origin.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2000
Frisch A, Finkel B, Michaelovsky E, Sigal M, Laor N, Weizman R
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4), which plays a key role in the serotonergic pathway in the brain, is a candidate for mediating genetic susceptibility to various psychiatric disorders. There are two predominant alleles in the polymorphic promotor region [5-HT transporter gene-linked polymo...
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