The relationship between combat‐related posttraumatic stress disorder and the 5‐HTTLPR/rs25531 polymorphism

Z Wang, DG Baker, J Harrer, M Hamner… - Depression and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Empirical evidence suggests that there is a significant genetic influence in the
development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The serotonin transporter (5‐HTT) …

5‐HTTLPR genotype and anxiety‐related personality traits: A meta‐analysis and new data

MR Munafò, NB Freimer, W Ng, R Ophoff… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the strength of evidence for association of the 5‐HTTLPR polymorphism
and the personality trait of Harm Avoidance. We used new primary data from a large sample …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor–5-HTTLPR gene interactions and environmental modifiers of depression in children

J Kaufman, BZ Yang, H Douglas-Palumberi… - Biological …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Child abuse and genotype interact to contribute to risk for depression in
children. This study examined gene-by-gene and gene-by-environment interactions …

Stressful life events, 5-HTT genotype and risk of depression

S Zammit, MJ Owen - The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2006 - cambridge.org
Studies of how genetic and environmental exposures interact may be essential for
understanding the aetiology of complex psychiatric disorders. In this issue of the Journal an …

Interactions between life stressors and susceptibility genes (5-HTTLPR and BDNF) on depression in Korean elders

JM Kim, R Stewart, SW Kim, SJ Yang, IS Shin… - Biological …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: It has been reported that the functional polymorphism in the serotonin
transporter gene linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) modifies the association between …

Influence of life stress, 5-HTTLPR genotype, and SLC6A4 methylation on gene expression and stress response in healthy Caucasian males

EA Duman, T Canli - Biology of mood & anxiety disorders, 2015 - Springer
Background Previous research reported that individual differences in the stress response
were moderated by an interaction between individuals' life stress experience and the …

Review and meta-analysis of antidepressant pharmacogenetic findings in major depressive disorder

M Kato, A Serretti - Molecular psychiatry, 2010 - nature.com
This systematic review summarizes pharmacogenetic studies on antidepressant response
and side effects. Out of the 17 genes we reviewed, 8 genes were entered into the meta …

A susceptibility gene for affective disorders and the response of the human amygdala

AR Hariri, EM Drabant, KE Munoz… - Archives of general …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Background A common regulatory variant (5-HTTLPR) in the human serotonin transporter
gene (SLC6A4), resulting in altered transcription and transporter availability, has been …

Early adversity and 5-HTT/BDNF genes: new evidence of gene–environment interactions on depressive symptoms in a general population

M Aguilera, B Arias, M Wichers… - Psychological …, 2009 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAdverse childhood experiences have been described as one of the major
environmental risk factors for depressive disorder. Similarly, the deleterious impact of early …