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The association of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and geriatric depression: a meta-analysis.
Neuroscience letters - 22 Aug 2014
Gao Ze, Yuan Hanyu, Sun Minghan, Wang Zhen, He Yiqin, Liu Dexiang
Abstract excerpt
Serotonin-transporter-linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism is the genetic variant coding for the serotonin transporter and may play an important role in the etiology of depression. However, genetic studies examining the relationship between 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and geriatric depression have produced inconsistent results. We conducted a meta-analysis to compare the frequency of 5-HTTLPR variants in...
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