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Alcohol dependence and serotonin transporter functional polymorphisms 5-HTTLPR and rs25531 in an Italian population.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 May 2015
Pascale Esterina, Ferraguti Giampiero, Codazzo Claudia, Passarelli Francesca, Mancinelli Rosanna, Bonvicini Cristian, Bruno Sabina Maria, Lucarelli Marco, Ceccanti Mauro
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The role of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) in alcohol dependence (AD) is still unclear. In this paper, we have evaluated the association of the SLC6A4 gene polymorphisms 5-HTTLPR and rs25531 in AD and assessed the polymorphic patterns both in alcoholics and in healthy people of an Italian population. METHODS: Genotyping of the 5-HTTLPR (L/S) and rs25531 (A/G) polymorphisms of the SLC6A4 gene was...
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