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Haplotype analysis reveals tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) 1 gene variants associated with major depression.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Feb 2006
Gizatullin Rinat, Zaboli Ghazal, Jönsson Erik G, Asberg Marie, Leopardi Rosario
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BACKGROUND: Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin (5-HT) and might be related to the pathogenesis of major depression (MD). Two isoforms are known, TPH-1 and TPH-2. Tryptophan hydroxylase-1 association with MD is still debated. METHODS: A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) screening strategy was used to define TPH-1 haplotypes spanning over 23 kilobase (kb) of...
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