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Methylation matters: interaction between methylation density and serotonin transporter genotype predicts unresolved loss or trauma.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Sept 2010
van IJzendoorn Marinus H, Caspers Kristin, Bakermans-Kranenburg Marian J, Beach Steven R H, Philibert Robert
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Do genetic or epigenetic factors play a role in making some individuals more vulnerable than others to loss of attachment figures or other traumatic experiences? METHODS: DNA was obtained from growth phase entrained Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) transformed lymphoblast cell lines from 143 adopted participants. Genotype of the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5HTTLPR) was determined, and...
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