Article
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...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Alleles
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Family
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
