Variation in the gene encoding the serotonin transporter is associated with a measure of sociopathy in alcoholics
Herman AI, Conner TS, Anton RF, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Covault J. Variation in the gene encoding the serotonin transporter is associated with a measure of sociopathy in alcoholics. Addiction Biology 2010, 16: 124-132. PMID: 20192950, PMCID: PMC2888710, DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2009.00197.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholics AnonymousAlcoholismAllelesAntisocial Personality DisorderCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivationPersonality InventoryPolymorphism, GeneticPsychotherapySerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSex FactorsConceptsAlcohol dependenceAlcohol use disorderAlcohol Treatment TrialSerotonin transporter proteinSocialization scoresTreatment trialsPsychiatric disordersUse disordersInsertion-deletion polymorphismTri-allelicInventory scoresSerotonin transporterSingle nucleotide polymorphismsWomenLower socialization scoresProject MATCHRegression analysisScoresShort allele