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The serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in the association between sleep quality and affect.
European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Jul 2014
Hartmann Jessica A, Wichers Marieke, van Bemmel Alex L, Derom Catherine, Thiery Evert, Jacobs Nele, van Os Jim, Simons Claudia J P
Abstract excerpt
A link between sleep and affect is well-known. Serotonin (5-HT) is associated with the regulation of affective as well as sleep-related processes. A functional polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) has been associated with serotonergic functioning. The present study investigated whether allelic variation of this gene moderates the association between nighttime subjective sleep quality and...
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