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Stressful life events and the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT) in recurrent clinical depression.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Jan 2012
Fisher Helen L, Cohen-Woods Sarah, Hosang Georgina M, Uher Rudolf, Powell-Smith Georgia, Keers Robert, Tropeano Maria, Korszun Ania, Jones Lisa, Jones Ian, Owen Mike, Craddock Nick, Craig Ian W, Farmer Anne E, McGuffin Peter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An interaction between recent stressful life events (SLEs) and a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in depression has been inconsistently reported. Some of this variability may be due to a previous focus on sub-clinical depression, inclusion of individuals at the lower or upper ends of the age-span, or assumptions concerning the degree of dominance of the low expressing allele....
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