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Serotonin transporter protein gene polymorphism and personality measures in African American and European American subjects.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Oct 1998
Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Coccaro E F, Siever L J, New A S
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OBJECTIVE: The SLC6A4 locus encodes the serotonin transporter, which in turn mediates the synaptic inactivation of the neurotransmitter serotonin. A polymorphism located in the 5' promoter region of the gene is associated with altered transcriptional activity of SLC6A4; an earlier study reported an association of the polymorphism with anxiety- and depression-related traits, including harm avoidance and...
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