Article
High anxiety and migraine are associated with the s allele of the 5HTTLPR gene polymorphism.
Psychiatry research - 15 Jan 2007
Gonda Xenia, Rihmer Zoltan, Juhasz Gabriella, Zsombok Terezia, Bagdy Gyorgy
Abstract excerpt
The 5HTTLPR polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene has been associated with anxiety disorders and also migraine, suggesting a common etiological background of these disorders. This association is further supported by the high comorbidity of these disorders. In our study Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the 5HTTLPR genotype were investigated in a cohort of 97 psychiatrically healthy females...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Anxiety Disorders
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Migraine Disorders
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
