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Cholesterol and serotonin transporter polymorphism interactions in late-life depression.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Feb 2011
Kim Jae-Min, Stewart Robert, Kim Sung-Wan, Shin Il-Seon, Yang Su-Jin, Yoon Jin-Sang
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BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that the functional polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) modifies associations between vascular diseases (coronary artery syndrome or stroke) and depression. This study investigated whether the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism has modifying effects on previously identified associations between cholesterol levels and prevalence/incidence of...
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