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Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and its association with bipolar disorder across different ethnic groups in Malaysia.
Comprehensive psychiatry - 1 Jan 2014
Mohamed Saini Suriati, Nik Jaafar Nik Ruzyanei, Sidi Hatta, Midin Marhani, Mohd Radzi Azizah, Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The risk variants have been shown to vary substantially across populations and a genetic study in a heterogeneous population might shed a new light in the disease mechanism. This preliminary study aims to determine the frequency of the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in the three main ethnic groups in Malaysia and its association with bipolar disorder. METHODS: This is a candidate...
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