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STin2 VNTR polymorphism is associated with comorbid tobacco use and mood disorders.

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posted on 2015-02-01, 00:00 authored by M R Pizzo de Castro, S O Vargas Nunes, R L Guembarovski, C B Ariza, J M Oda, H O Vargas, L G Piccoli de Melo, M A Watanabe, Michael BerkMichael Berk, M Maes
There is a significant comorbidity between mood disorders and tobacco use disorder (TUD), which may be related to both genetic and environmental factors. Gene variants of the 5-HT transporter, such as STin2 VNTR (a variable number of tandem repeats in the functional serotonin transporter intron 2) may be associated with mood disorders and TUD.

History

Journal

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volume

172

Pagination

347 - 354

Publisher

Elsevier

Location

Amsterdam , Netherlands

eISSN

1573-2517

Language

ENG

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2015, Elsevier