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Serotonin transporter and GABAA alpha 6 receptor variants are associated with neuroticism.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Feb 2004
Sen Srijan, Villafuerte Sandra, Nesse Randolph, Stoltenberg Scott F, Hopcian Jeffrey, Gleiberman Lillian, Weder Alan, Burmeister Margit
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BACKGROUND: A tendency to experience negative affect, as measured by the neuroticism component of the Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Openness Personality Inventory (NEO-PI), is a trait marker for major depression. Epidemiologic studies indicate a strong genetic component, but to date few specific genetic variants have been definitively implicated. A serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) has been...
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