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Testing bidirectional relationships between alcohol use and depressive symptoms: What is the role of the serotonin transporter gene?
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2018
Otten Roy, van der Zwaluw Carmen S, Engels Rutger C
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Alcohol abuse often co-exists with a major depressive disorder. In order to understand the development of this comorbidity, it is important to concentrate on the preceding process. It has been suggested that the link between alcohol use and depressive symptoms is a result of an interaction with genetic factors. The aim of this study was to longitudinally examine the effect of the 5-HTTLPR genotype on the...
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