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5-HTTLPR X stress in adolescent depression: moderation by MAOA and gender.
Journal of abnormal child psychology - 1 Feb 2013
Priess-Groben Heather A, Hyde Janet Shibley
Abstract excerpt
Depression surges in adolescence, especially among girls. Most evidence indicates that the short allele of a polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) interacts with stress to influence the onset of depression. This effect appears to be less robust in adolescents, particularly among boys, and may be moderated by other genetic polymorphisms. Seeking to explain the adolescent...
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