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Effects of serotonin transporter promoter polymorphisms on serotonin function.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Dec 2004
Smith Gwenn S, Lotrich Francis E, Malhotra Anil K, Lee Annette T, Ma Yilong, Kramer Elisse, Gregersen Peter K, Eidelberg David, Pollock Bruce G
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) has been associated with vulnerability to stress-induced depressive symptoms and with the speed and rate of response to antidepressant treatment. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the association between the 5-HTTLPR and the functional response of the serotonin system as measured by the neuroendocrine and cerebral metabolic response to...
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