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YB-1 and CTCF differentially regulate the 5-HTT polymorphic intron 2 enhancer which predisposes to a variety of neurological disorders.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 30 Jun 2004
Klenova Elena, Scott Alison C, Roberts Julian, Shamsuddin Shaharum, Lovejoy Elizabeth A, Bergmann Stephan, Bubb Vivien J, Royer Hans-Dieter, Quinn John P
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene contains a variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) domain within intron 2 that is often associated with a number of neurological conditions, including affective disorders. The implications of this polymorphism are not yet understood, however, we have previously demonstrated that the 5-HTT VNTR is a transcriptional regulatory domain, and the allelic variation supports...
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