Interaction Between Serotonin Transporter Gene Variation and RearingCondition in Alcohol Preference and Consumption in Female Primates
Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 November 2004
Christina S. Barr, Timothy K. Newman, Stephen G. Lindell, Courtney Shannon, Maribeth Champoux, Klaus‐Peter Lesch
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Interactions between rearing condition and serotonin transporter genotype are found, such that l/s peer-reared females demonstrated higher levels of ethanol preference and a potential interaction between serotonin transporter gene variation and early experience in vulnerability to alcoholism is suggested.
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These data suggest a potential interaction between serotonin transporter gene variation and early experience in vulnerability to alcoholism.
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