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No association of serotonin transporter gene variation with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Caucasians.
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Apr 2009
Haas Cordula, Braun Julia, Bär Walter, Bartsch Christine
Abstract excerpt
Genetic studies on SIDS have been motivated by clinical, epidemiological, and/or neuropathological observations made of SIDS victims. One of the candidate genes is the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene, based on decreased serotonergic receptor binding observed in the brain-stems of SIDS victims. Two polymorphisms in the regulatory region of the 5-HTT gene differentially modulate gene expression (promoter, intron...
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