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Serotonin transporter gene promoter (5-HTTLPR) and intron 2 (VNTR) polymorphisms in Croatian suicide victims.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Nov 2003
Hranilovic Dubravka, Stefulj Jasminka, Furac Ivana, Kubat Milovan, Balija Melita, Jernej Branimir
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BACKGROUND: Disturbances in serotonin (5HT) transmission are the most frequently reported neurobiological substrates of suicidal behavior. Because 5HT transporter plays a central role in the regulation of 5HT synaptic function and its gene contains two functional polymorphisms (5-HTTLPR in the promoter region and VNTR in the second intron), it represents an interesting candidate for association studies in...
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