Article
Serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism, peripheral indexes of serotonin function, and personality measures in families with alcoholism.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Mar 2002
Stoltenberg Scott F, Twitchell Geoffrey R, Hanna Gregory L, Cook Edwin H, Fitzgerald Hiram E, Zucker Robert A, Little Karley Y
Abstract excerpt
A functional polymorphism in the regulatory region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) is considered to be a plausible candidate gene for anxiety-related personality traits and for alcoholism. Empirical support for the association between 5-HTTLPR and psychological traits has been somewh...
Topics
- Alcoholism
- Alleles
- Carrier Proteins
- DNA
- Family Health
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Membrane Transport Proteins
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Personality
- Personality Assessment