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The serotonin transporter polymorphisms and major depression following traumatic brain injury.
Brain injury - 1 Jun 2008
Chan Florance, Lanctôt Krista L, Feinstein Anthony, Herrmann Nathan, Strauss John, Sicard Tricia, Kennedy James L, McCullagh Scott, Rapoport Mark J
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the role of the serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms on the risk of major depression following traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS: Seventy-five patients who had sustained a TBI and who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed) (DSM-IV) criteria for mood disorder due to TBI were compared to 99 controls with TBI but no mood...
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