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DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 135-139Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/da.20064
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PTSD; serotonin transporter; polymorphism
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent anxiety disorder marked by behavioral, physiologic, and hormonal alterations. The etioloxy of PTSD is unknown, although exposure to a traumatic event constitutes a necessary, but not Sufficient, factor. Serotonergic dysfunction has been implicated in PTSD. The present study examined the possible association between the serotonin-transporter-linked polymorphic region (SERTPR) and PTSD. The genotype and allele frequencies of the SERTPR were analyzed in 100 PTSD patients and 197 unrelated healthy controls using a case-control design. The frequency of the s/s genotype was significantly higher in PTSD patients than in normal controls. These findings suggest that the SERTPR s/s genotype is one of the genetic factors for the susceptibility to PTSD. Further investigations are required into the influence of gene polymorphisms on the biological mechanisms of PTSD, its clinical expression, and its response to treatment. Depression and Anxiety 21:135-139, 2005. (c) 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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