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A within-group design of nontreatment seeking 5-HTTLPR genotyped alcohol-dependent subjects receiving ondansetron and sertraline.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Feb 2009
Kenna George A, Zywiak William H, McGeary John E, Leggio Lorenzo, McGeary Chinatsu, Wang Shirley, Grenga Andrea, Swift Robert M
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BACKGROUND: Serotonergic mechanisms are associated with the development of alcohol dependence (AD), however, studies evaluating serotonergic medications have produced conflicting results. One hypothesis suggests that differential response may be due to a functional polymorphism of the 5-HTTLPR promoter region of the serotonin re-uptake transporter (5-HTT). The L/L genotype is postulated to be associated with...
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