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5-HTTLPR modulates antidepressant efficacy in depressed women.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Gressier Florence, Bouaziz Elodie, Verstuyft Céline, Hardy Patrick, Becquemont Laurent, Corruble Emmanuelle
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BACKGROUND: As compared with the long variant (L), the short variant (S) of the functional polymorphic region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) has been associated with a lower antidepressant efficacy in major depression, but some replication studies have evidenced contradictory results. Sex differences may explain these contradictory results. METHODS: One hundred and three inpatients (74 women and 29...
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