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Low level of response to alcohol as associated with serotonin transporter genotype and high alcohol intake in adolescents.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Aug 2006
Hinckers Anne S, Laucht Manfred, Schmidt Martin H, Mann Karl F, Schumann Gunter, Schuckit Marc A, Heinz Andreas
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BACKGROUND: A low level of response to alcohol has been associated with both the genetic constitution of the regulatory region (SLC6A4) of the human serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) transporter (5-HTT) and with future alcohol intake and an increased risk for alcoholism. To date, all studies of relevant polymorphisms have been carried out in populations in the United States. METHODS: Data were extracted from...
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