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Preliminary evidence of the short allele of the serotonin transporter gene predicting poor response to cognitive behavior therapy in posttraumatic stress disorder.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Jun 2010
Bryant Richard A, Felmingham Kim L, Falconer Erin M, Pe Benito Laarnie, Dobson-Stone Carol, Pierce Kerrie D, Schofield Peter R
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OBJECTIVE: This study was intended to assess the extent to which the low-expression alleles of the serotonin transporter gene promoter predict poor response to cognitive behavior therapy in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD: Forty-five patients with PTSD underwent an 8-week exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy program and provided mouth swabs or saliva samples to extract genomic DNA...
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