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Suppression mediates the effect of 5-HTTLPR by stress interaction on depression.
Scandinavian journal of psychology - 1 Oct 2017
Knyazev Gennady G, Bazovkina Daria V, Savostyanov Alexander N, Naumenko Vladimir S, Kuznetsova Valeriya B, Proshina Ekaterina A
Abstract excerpt
A number of studies have shown that the presence of short (S), as opposed to long (L), allele of the serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) is associated with a higher risk for depression following exposure to stressful life events. However, many other studies failed to confirm this association. One reason for this inconsistency might be the fact that the interaction of the 5-HTTLPR...
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