Article
Further evidence for genetic variation at the serotonin transporter gene SLC6A4 contributing toward anxiety.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2017
Forstner Andreas J, Rambau Stefanie, Friedrich Nina, Ludwig Kerstin U, Böhmer Anne C, Mangold Elisabeth, Maaser Anna, Hess Timo, Kleiman Alexandra, Bittner Antje, Nöthen Markus M, Becker Jessica, Geiser Franziska, Schumacher Johannes, Conrad Rupert
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a common and heritable psychiatric disorder. However, genetic studies in SAD are rare and only a few candidate genes have been implicated so far. In the present study, we investigated whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with other...
Topics
- Adult
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Germany
- Humans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Male
- Middle Aged