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Simultaneous genotyping of multiple polymorphisms in human serotonin transporter gene and detection of novel allelic variants.
Translational psychiatry - 16 Aug 2011
Avula R, Rand A, Black J L, O'Kane D J
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter, called SLC6A4, SERT or 5-HTT, modulates neurotransmission by removal of serotonin from the synapse of serotonergic neurons, facilitating serotonin reuptake into the presynaptic terminus. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors block the action of the serotonin transporter and are used to treat depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Three polymorphisms in the 5-HTT gene have...
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