Evidence for linkage disequilibrium between serotonin transporter protein gene (SLC6A4) and obsessive compulsive disorder
McDougle CJ, Epperson CN, Price LH, Gelernter J. Evidence for linkage disequilibrium between serotonin transporter protein gene (SLC6A4) and obsessive compulsive disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 1998, 3: 270-273. PMID: 9672904, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderCompulsive disorderTreatment of OCDSerotonin transporter proteinHeterozygous parentsMedication targetsDrug nonrespondersMeasures of anxietyInhibitor drugsProtein expressionSerotonin transporter protein geneSLC6A4 allelesLinkage disequilibriumBehavioral phenotypes