Article
Genetic linkage to the serotonin transporter protein and 5HT2A receptor genes excluded in generalized social phobia.
Psychiatry research - 14 Dec 1998
Stein M B, Chartier M J, Kozak M V, King N, Kennedy J L
Abstract excerpt
Social phobia, particularly the generalized form, is strongly familial and frequently comorbid with major depression, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It has also recently been shown to be responsive to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. We conducted a study to determine i...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Carrier Proteins
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lod Score
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Membrane Transport Proteins
- Middle Aged
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Phenotype
- Phobic Disorders
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
