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The 5-HTTLPR variant in the serotonin transporter gene modifies degeneration of brain regions important for emotion in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia.
NeuroImage. Clinical - 1 Jan 2015
Yokoyama Jennifer S, Bonham Luke W, Sturm Virginia E, Adhimoolam Babu, Karydas Anna, Coppola Giovanni, Miller Bruce L, Rankin Katherine P
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter length polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) short allele (5-HTTLPR-s) has been associated with differential susceptibility for anxiety and depression in multiple psychiatric disorders. 5-HTTLPR-s modifies the serotonergic systems that support emotion and behavioral regulation by reducing gene expression, which slows the reuptake of serotonin, and is associated with distinct morphological and...
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