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Serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms are associated with anxiety-related personality traits in women.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Jul 2001
Melke J, Landén M, Baghei F, Rosmond R, Holm G, Björntorp P, Westberg L, Hellstrand M, Eriksson E
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have reported an association between anxiety-related personality traits and a promoter polymorphism in the human serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene (5-HTT gene-linked polymorphic region, 5-HTTLPR). In the present study, a population of 251 subjects was assessed with the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP) and genotyped both for the 5-HTTLPR and for a variable number of tandem repeats...
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