Article
Genotyping serotonin transporter polymorphisms 5-HTTLPR and rs25531 in European- and African-American subjects from the National Institute of Mental Health's Collaborative Center for Genomic Studies.
Translational psychiatry - 24 Sept 2013
Odgerel Z, Talati A, Hamilton S P, Levinson D F, Weissman M M
Abstract excerpt
A number of studies have suggested DNA sequence variability in the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) between European-American (EA) and African-American (AA) populations, which could be clinically important, given the central role SLC6A4 has in serotonin transmission. However, these studies hav...
Topics
- Black or African American
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
- United States
- White People