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Independent effects of 5' and 3' functional variants in the serotonin transporter gene on suicidal behavior in the context of childhood trauma.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Jul 2013
Enoch Mary-Anne, Hodgkinson Colin A, Gorodetsky Elena, Goldman David, Roy Alec
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter, encoded by the SLC6A4 gene, influences the synaptic actions of serotonin and is responsive to stress hormones. We hypothesized that 5-HTTLPR, a functional SLC6A4 promoter polymorphism, and two tightly-linked, putatively functional 3' UTR SNPs (rs3813034, rs1042173) might have independent effects on suicidal behavior in the context of childhood trauma (CT). DNA and Childhood Trauma...
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