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Genetic variation in serotonin transporter alters resting brain function in healthy individuals.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Sept 2007
Rao Hengyi, Gillihan Seth J, Wang Jiongjiong, Korczykowski Marc, Sankoorikal Geena Mary V, Kaercher Kristin A, Brodkin Edward S, Detre John A, Farah Martha J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Perfusion functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to investigate the effect of genetic variation of the human serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene (5-HTTLPR, SLC6A4) on resting brain function of healthy individuals. METHODS: Twenty-six healthy subjects, half homozygous for the 5-HTTLPR short allele (s/s group) and half homozygous for the long allele (l/l group), underwent perfusion...
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