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SUBMITTER: Stoltenberg SF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3397386 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stoltenberg Scott F SF Anderson Cynthia C Nag Parthasarathi P Anagnopoulos Cheryl C
The International journal of eating disorders 20120123 4
<h4>Objective</h4>This study investigated a potential interaction between the triallelic polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) promoter and the experience of childhood trauma on the number of problem eating behaviors.<h4>Method</h4>The study sample was comprised of 439 (64.7% female) Caucasian college students (mean age = 22.49, SD = 6.12). Participants completed questionnaires that assessed eating problems and experience of trauma in childhood (ages 0-12) and donated cheek cel ...[more]