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The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism moderates the effect of stressful life events on drinking behavior in college students of African descent.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Jul 2012
Kranzler Henry R, Scott Denise, Tennen Howard, Feinn Richard, Williams Carla, Armeli Stephen, Taylor Robert E, Briggs-Gowan Margaret J, Covault Jonathan
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Covault et al. [Covault et al. (2007); Biol Psychiatry 61(5): 609-616] reported that the common functional polymorphism, 5-HTTLPR, in the serotonin transporter gene moderated the association between past-year stressful events and daily reports of drinking in a sample of European-American (EA) college students. We examined this effect in college students of African descent. Students recruited at a Historically...
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