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SUBMITTER: Kobiella A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3309509 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kobiella A A Reimold M M Ulshöfer D E DE Ikonomidou V N VN Vollmert C C Vollstädt-Klein S S Rietschel M M Reischl G G Heinz A A Smolka M N MN
Translational psychiatry 20110830
The serotonin transporter-linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene is associated with amygdala response during negative emotion. The aim of this study was to investigate whether this genotype effect on amygdala function is mediated by current serotonin transporter (5-HTT) levels or rather by genetically induced influences during neurodevelopment, shaping brain structure. A total of 54 healthy subjects underwent functional and structural magnetic resonance ...[more]