Serotonin transporter gene moderates childhood maltreatment's effects on persistent but not single-episode depression: replications and implications for resolving …

R Uher, A Caspi, R Houts, K Sugden, B Williams… - Journal of affective …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Genetic and environmental factors shape life-long vulnerability to
depression, but most gene–environment interaction (G× E) research has focused on cross …

Interaction between specific forms of childhood maltreatment and the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT) in recurrent depressive disorder

HL Fisher, S Cohen-Woods, GM Hosang… - Journal of affective …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is inconsistent evidence of interaction between stressful events and
a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in depression. Recent studies …

Serotonin transporter length polymorphism, childhood maltreatment, and chronic depression: a specific gene–environment interaction

GW Brown, M Ban, TKJ Craig, TO Harris… - Depression and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Key questions about the interaction between the serotonin transporter length
polymorphism (5‐HTTLPR) and stress in the etiology of depression remain unresolved. We …

Depression and the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR polymorphism: a review and a hypothesis concerning gene–environment interaction

GW Brown, TO Harris - Journal of affective disorders, 2008 - Elsevier
Studies of the interaction of the serotonin transporter genotype and environment upon adult
depression (G× E) have suggested a role for both childhood maltreatment and stressful life …

Social supports and serotonin transporter gene moderate depression in maltreated children

J Kaufman, BZ Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
In this study, measures of the quality and availability of social supports were found to
moderate risk for depression associated with a history of maltreatment and the presence of …

[HTML][HTML] Depression, stressful life events, and the impact of variation in the serotonin transporter: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult …

BC Haberstick, JD Boardman, B Wagner, A Smolen… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The low transcriptionally efficient short-allele of the 5HTTLPR serotonin
transporter polymorphism has been implicated to moderate the relationship between the …

Association of Adverse Childhood Environment and 5-HTTLPR Genotype With Late-Life Depression

K Ritchie, I Jaussent, R Stewart, AM Dupuy… - The Journal of clinical …, 2009 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Neurobiological and clinical studies suggest that childhood maltreatment may
result in functional and structural nervous system changes that predispose the individual to …

Serotonin transporter‐linked polymorphic region (5‐HTTLPR) genotype and stressful life events interact to predict preschool‐onset depression: A replication and …

R Bogdan, A Agrawal, MS Gaffrey… - Journal of Child …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Scientific enthusiasm about gene× environment interactions, spurred by the 5‐
HTTLPR (serotonin transporter‐linked polymorphic region)× SLE s (stressful life events) …

Reported childhood abuse is associated with low serotonin transporter binding in vivo in major depressive disorder

JM Miller, EL Kinnally, RT Ogden, MA Oquendo… - Synapse, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Physical or psychological adversity in childhood is associated with a higher
risk for depression in adulthood, and with persistent serotonergic abnormalities in humans …

Early family environment, current adversity, the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism, and depressive symptomatology

SE Taylor, BM Way, WT Welch, CJ Hilmert… - Biological …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Mixed evidence has suggested that homozygous carriers of the short allele
(s/s) of the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) may be at …