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A serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) predicts the development of adolescent alcohol use.
Drug and alcohol dependence - 1 Nov 2010
van der Zwaluw Carmen S, Engels Rutger C M E, Vermulst Ad A, Rose Richard J, Verkes Robbert J, Buitelaar Jan, Franke Barbara, Scholte Ron H J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Because the effects of susceptibility genes on alcohol use may differ as a function of age throughout adolescence and young adulthood, prospective study designs, in addition to cross-sectional ones are needed in genetic association studies. The short, low activity allele of a polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) has been related to alcohol dependence. In the current study...
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