## Abstract SLC1A1 encodes a neuronal glutamate transporter and is a promising candidate gene for obsessiveβcompulsive disorder (OCD). Several independent research groups have reported significant associations between OCD and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in this gene. Previously, we evalu
Association of the SLC1A1 glutamate transporter gene and obsessive-compulsive disorder
β Scribed by S. Evelyn Stewart; Jesen A. Fagerness; Jill Platko; Jordan W. Smoller; Jeremiah M. Scharf; Cornelia Illmann; Eric Jenike; Nadia Chabane; Marion Leboyer; Richard Delorme; Michael A. Jenike; David L. Pauls
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 285 KB
- Volume
- 144B
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4841
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