Influence of 5-HTTLPR and 5-HTTVNTR polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) on major depressive disorder in a sample of Argentinean population

Psychiatr Genet. 2012 Apr;22(2):103-4. doi: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e32834acc9b.

Authors

Andrea R Cajal¹, Maria A Redal, Lucas D Costa, Laura A Lesik, Jose L Faccioli, Carlos A Finkelsztein, Pablo F Argibay

Affiliation

¹ Unidad de Medicina Molecular y Genómica, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas y Medicina Experimental, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Potosi, Caba, Argentina.

PMID: 21862951
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e32834acc9b

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Argentina
Depressive Disorder, Major / genetics*
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Minisatellite Repeats*
Polymorphism, Genetic*
Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics*

Substances

SLC6A4 protein, human
Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins