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The interaction of serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms and early adverse life events on vulnerability for major depression.
Current psychiatry reports - 1 Dec 2006
Vergne Derick E, Nemeroff Charles B
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Considerable literature supports the hypothesis of dysfunction in central nervous system serotonergic circuits in the pathophysiology of mood disorders, specifically major depression. Since the development of the selective serotonin (5-HT) reuptake inhibitors, a putative role for the 5-HT transporter (SERT) in the etiology of depression has been explored. The discovery of a functional SERT polymorphism has...
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