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The 5HTT and MAO-A polymorphisms associate with depressive mood and climacteric symptoms in postmenopausal women.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Aug 2013
Grochans Elżbieta, Grzywacz Anna, Jurczak Anna, Samochowiec Agnieszka, Karakiewicz Beata, Brodowska Agnieszka, Starczewski Andrzej, Samochowiec Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of the 44-bp polymorphism in the 5HTTLPR (SLC 6A4) (serotonin-transporter-linked polymorphic region, solute carrier family 6 member 4) promoter region and the 30-bpVNTR (variable number of tandem repeats) polymorphism in the MAO-A (monoamine oxidase A) promoter region on the prevalence of depressive mood and the severity of climacteric symptoms in...
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