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Collaborative meta-analysis finds no evidence of a strong interaction between stress and 5-HTTLPR genotype contributing to the development of depression.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2018
Culverhouse R C, Saccone N L, Horton A C, Ma Y, Anstey K J, Banaschewski T, Burmeister M, Cohen-Woods S, Etain B, Fisher H L, Goldman N, Guillaume S, Horwood J, Juhasz G, Lester K J, Mandelli L, Middeldorp C M, Olié E, Villafuerte S, Air T M, Araya R, Bowes L, Burns R, Byrne E M, Coffey C, Coventry W L, Gawronski K A B, Glei D, Hatzimanolis A, Hottenga J-J, Jaussent I, Jawahar C, Jennen-Steinmetz C, Kramer J R, Lajnef M, Little K, Zu Schwabedissen H M, Nauck M, Nederhof E, Petschner P, Peyrot W J, Schwahn C, Sinnamon G, Stacey D, Tian Y, Toben C, Van der Auwera S, Wainwright N, Wang J-C, Willemsen G, Anderson I M, Arolt V, Åslund C, Bagdy G, Baune B T, Bellivier F, Boomsma D I, Courtet P, Dannlowski U, de Geus E J C, Deakin J F W, Easteal S, Eley T, Fergusson D M, Goate A M, Gonda X, Grabe H J, Holzman C, Johnson E O, Kennedy M, Laucht M, Martin N G, Munafò M R, Nilsson K W, Oldehinkel A J, Olsson C A, Ormel J, Otte C, Patton G C, Penninx B W J H, Ritchie K, Sarchiapone M, Scheid J M, Serretti A, Smit J H, Stefanis N C, Surtees P G, Völzke H, Weinstein M, Whooley M, Nurnberger J I, Breslau N, Bierut L J
Abstract excerpt
The hypothesis that the S allele of the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter promoter region is associated with increased risk of depression, but only in individuals exposed to stressful situations, has generated much interest, research and controversy since first proposed in 2003. Multiple meta-analyses combining results from heterogeneous analyses have not settled the issue. To determine the magnitude of the...
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