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Japanese Cohort Study and Meta-Analysis Demonstrate Significant Association Between Serotonin Transporter-Linked Polymorphic Region and Schizophrenia.
Neuropsychopharmacology reports - 1 Jun 2026
Miyachi Masao, Shirai Toshiyuki, Okada Shohei, Minami Kiriko, Tsukamoto Ryo, Mouri Kentaro, Okazaki Satoshi, Otsuka Ikuo, Hishimoto Akitoyo
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Schizophrenia is a prevalent psychiatric disease that substantially affects health and increases mortality risk. The 5-hydroxytryptamine system has been implicated in its pathogenesis. The SLC6A4 gene encodes the serotonin transporter, which regulates synaptic 5-hydroxytryptamine through reuptake into presynaptic neurons. Within its promoter region, there is a 44-base pair insertion/deletion polymorphism, known...
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