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Association study of a novel functional polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene in bipolar disorder and suicidal behaviour.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Oct 2005
De Luca Vincenzo, Tharmalingam Subi, King Nicole, Strauss John, Bulgin Natalie, Kennedy James L
Abstract excerpt
A serotonin transporter gene linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) has been investigated in several genetic association studies, including studies of bipolar disorder (BD) and suicidality. The current study was designed to examine whether the new long (A/G) variant polymorphism of the 5-HTT gene may be associated with the suicide attempts in 305 families with at least one member having BD. No association with...
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