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Ethnic differences in the serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in several European populations.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Oct 2008
Noskova Tatyana, Pivac Nela, Nedic Gordana, Kazantseva Anastasiya, Gaysina Darya, Faskhutdinova Gulnaz, Gareeva Anna, Khalilova Zulfiya, Khusnutdinova Elza, Kovacic Dragica Kozaric, Kovacic Zrnka, Jokic Mladen, Seler Dorotea Muck
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) is a protein that has a major role in divergent psychiatric disorders, personality traits and behaviors, by regulating serotonergic synaptic function. Transcriptional activity of the 5-HTT gene (5-HTT or SLC6A4) is modulated by a polymorphic repetitive element (5...
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