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Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) L allele interacts with stress to increase anxiety symptoms in Chinese adolescents: a multiwave longitudinal study.
BMC psychiatry - 14 Oct 2015
Ming Qingsen, Zhang Yun, Yi Jinyao, Wang Xiang, Zhu Xiongzhao, Yao Shuqiao
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies of the interaction between a functional polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene-linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) and stress in anxiety-related phenotypes have produced inconsistent results. The aim of the current study was to examine the effect of the 5-HTTLPR × stress interaction on anxiety symptoms in Chinese adolescents. METHODS: A total of 651 healthy adolescents [323...
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