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The relationship between serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism and serum lipid levels at young age in a longitudinal population-representative study.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Dec 2011
Tomson Katrin, Merenäkk Liis, Loit Helle-Mai, Mäestu Jarek, Harro Jaanus
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter gene promoter region polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) has been linked to psychiatric disorders, mostly anxiety and affective disorders. In elderly populations 5-HTTLPR polymorphism has also been reported to be associated with serum lipid levels. We have examined the interaction of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and the markers of lipid metabolism at young age in a longitudinal,...
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