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Association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5HTTLPR) and personality disorder traits in a community sample.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Sept 2011
Blom Rianne M, Samuels Jack F, Riddle Mark A, Joseph Bienvenu O, Grados Marco A, Reti Irving M, Eaton William W, Liang Kung-Yee, Nestadt Gerald
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BACKGROUND: The serotonin transporter (SERT) polymorphism (5HTTLPR) has been reported to be associated with several psychiatric conditions. Specific personality disorders could be intermediate factors in the known relationship between 5HTTLPR and psychiatric disorders. This is the first study to test the association between this polymorphism and dimensions of all DSM-IV personality disorders in a community...
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