Depression with psychotic features is influenced by the polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene.

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INTRODUCTION: Current diagnostic classifications regard psychotic symptoms during depressive episodes as indicators of depression severity. However, growing evidence suggests that depression with psychotic symptoms (MDP) may represent a distinct subtype of depression. In the course of the search for discriminating factors we tested the hypothesis that the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) may interact with...

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• Algorithms
• Alleles
• Depressive Disorder, Major
• Genotype
• Polymorphism, Genetic