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Association of serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a south Indian population.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Dec 2010
Tibrewal Prashant, Kumar H B Kiran, Shubha G N, Subhashree D, Purushottam Meera, Thennarasu K, Reddy Y C J, Jain Sanjeev
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Serotonin transporter polymorphisms, 5-HTTVNTR and 5-HTTLPR, have been found to be associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and particularly with neurotic characteristics. In the present study we looked for an association between OCD and these polymorphisms in OCD patients and controls of south Indian origin. METHODS: 5-HTTVNTR and 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 were genotyped in 93 OCD...
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