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Association study of serotonin transporter gene regulatory region polymorphism and alcoholism.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Jul 2001
Matsushita S, Yoshino A, Murayama M, Kimura M, Muramatsu T, Higuchi S
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have indicated associations between a functional biallelic repetitive element in the 5' regulatory region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) and alcoholic subjects who have either dissocial personality disorder or severe withdrawal symptoms. To replicate these associations under the hypothesis that genetic polymorphism plays some role in the susceptibility or vulnerability of some...
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