Article
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 (H...
Topics
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Alleles
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Black People
- Carrier Proteins
- Case-Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Life Tables
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Membrane Transport Proteins
- Middle Aged
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Pennsylvania
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
