Abstract
Relationships between the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR), platelet serotonin transporter (SERT) binding and clinical phenotype were examined in 32 suicidal and 28 non-suicidal Ashkenazi Israeli adolescent psychiatric inpatients. The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism was not associated with transporter binding or with suicidality or other clinical phenotypes. However, in the suicidal group, a significant positive correlation between platelet SERT density and anger scores (n = 32, r = .40; p = .027) and a negative correlation between platelet count and trait anxiety (n = 32, r = -.42; p = .034) were observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 309-315 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Neural Transmission |
Volume | 112 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2005 |
Keywords
- 5-HTTLPR
- Adolescent
- Endophenotype
- Serotonin
- Serotonin transporter
- Suicide