## Abstract Previous studies have indicated associations between a functional biallelic repetitive element in the 5′ regulatory region of the serotonin transporter gene (5‐HTTLPR) and alcoholic subjects who have either dissocial personality disorder or severe withdrawal symptoms. To replicate these
Possible association of fibromyalgia with a polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene regulatory region
✍ Scribed by Martin Offenbaecher; Brigitta Bondy; Silvia De Jonge; Karin Glatzeder; Marc Krüger; Peter Schoeps; Manfred Ackenheil
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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