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Schizophrenia and the serotonin transporter gene.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jan 1998
Rao D, Jönsson E G, Paus S, Ganguli R, Nöthen M, Nimgaonkar V L
Abstract excerpt
A case control study was conducted among cases with schizophrenia (DSM IV criteria) and screened adult controls from three cohorts. Bi-allelic polymorphisms in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT) were examined in conjunction with those of the serotonin 5-HT2a receptor (HTR2). No significant association with 5-HTT was detected among US Caucasians (n = 207), African-Americans (n = 84) or...
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