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The serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and affective symptoms among women diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists - 1 Jan 2010
Maurex L, Zaboli G, Ohman A, Asberg M, Leopardi R
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Gene variants of the serotonin transporter have been associated with vulnerability to affective disorders. In particular, the presence of one or two copies of the short (s) allele of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism has been associated with reduced serotonin transporter expression and function, and vulnerability to affective disorders. To test for an association between variants of the serotonin transporter gene...
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