Article
Lack of association between the 5-HTTLPR and positive screening for mental disorders among children exposed to urban violence and maltreatment.
Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) - 1 Jan 2000
Cividanes Giuliana C, Mello Andrea F, Sallum Juliana M, Fossaluza Victor, Medeiros Marcio de, Maciel Mariana R, Cavalcante-Nóbrega Luciana P, Mari Jair J, Mello Marcelo F, Valentte Nina L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether genetic variations in the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR 44-bp insertion/deletion polymorphism) influence an increase in depressive and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents exposed to high levels of violence. METHODS: Saliva samples were collected from a group of children who were working on the streets and from their siblings who did not work on the streets. DNA was...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Anxiety Disorders
- Brazil
- Child
- Child Abuse
- Depressive Disorder
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease