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5-HTTLPR genotype and anxiety-related personality traits: A meta-analysis and new data†

  1. Marcus R. Munafò1,*,
  2. Nelson B. Freimer2,
  3. Whitney Ng1,
  4. Roel Ophoff2,3,
  5. Juha Veijola4,
  6. Jouko Miettunen4,
  7. Marjo-Riitta Järvelin5,6,
  8. Anja Taanila6,7,
  9. Jonathan Flint8

Article first published online: 10 JUN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30808

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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volume 150B, Issue 2, pages 271–281, 5 March 2009

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Munafò, M. R., Freimer, N. B., Ng, W., Ophoff, R., Veijola, J., Miettunen, J., Järvelin, M.-R., Taanila, A. and Flint, J. (2009), 5-HTTLPR genotype and anxiety-related personality traits: A meta-analysis and new data. Am. J. Med. Genet., 150B: 271–281. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30808

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  1. 1

    Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

  2. 2

    Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, California

  3. 3

    DBG-Department of Medical Genetics and Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  4. 4

    Department of Psychiatry, University and University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

  5. 5

    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

  6. 6

    Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

  7. 7

    Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

  8. 8

    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

*Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, 12a Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TU, United Kingdom.

  1. †

    Please cite this article as follows: Munafò MR, Freimer NB, Ng W, Ophoff R, Veijola J, Miettunen J, Järvelin M-R, Taanila A, Flint J. 2009. 5-HTTLPR Genotype and Anxiety-Related Personality Traits: A Meta-Analysis and New Data. Am J Med Genet Part B 150B:271–281.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 FEB 2009
  2. Article first published online: 10 JUN 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 8 MAY 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 15 FEB 2008

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  • NIH. Grant Number: 5RL1MH083268-02

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