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Anxiety disorders and anxiety-related traits and serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) in adolescents: case-control and trio studies.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2014
Bortoluzzi Andressa, Blaya Carolina, Salum Giovanni A, Cappi Carolina, Leistner-Segal Sandra, Manfro Gisele G
Abstract excerpt
The role of the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) in anxiety disorder and anxiety-related traits is controversial. Besides this study, few studies have evaluated the triallelic genotype in adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate whether anxiety disorders and anxiety-related traits are associated with 5-HTTLPR (biallelic and triallelic) in adolescents, integrating both...
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