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SLC6A4 gene

Known as: solute carrier family 6 member 4, 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE TRANSPORTER, HTT 
This gene is involved in serotonin transport.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Increased serotonin transporter gene (SERT) DNA methylation is associated with bullying victimization and blunted cortisol response to stress in childhood: a longitudinal study of discordant…
Background Childhood adverse experiences are known to induce persistent changes in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Depression and antidepressants: insights from knockout of dopamine, serotonin or noradrenaline re-uptake transporters.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Preferential loss of serotonin markers in caudate versus putamen in Parkinson's disease.
Interest in serotonergic involvement in Parkinson's disease (PD) has focussed recently on the possibility that the remaining… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
5‐HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: FOCUS ON THE SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER (SERT)
1 The function of the serotonin transporter (SERT) is to take up and release serotonin (5‐hydroxytyptamine (5‐HT)) from cells and… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Influence of the serotonin transporter promoter gene and shyness on children's cerebral responses to facial expressions.
BACKGROUND Childhood shyness can predate social anxiety disorder and may be associated with biased discrimination of facial… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Association between serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism and suicide: results of a meta-analysis
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Evidence that variation at the serotonin transporter gene influences susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): analysis and pooled analysis
Reduced central serotonergic activity has been implicated in poor impulse regulation and aggressive behaviour in animals, adults… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Interaction between the serotonin transporter gene and neuroticism in cigarette smoking behavior
Cigarette smoking behavior is influenced by both personality traits and inherited factors. Previous research showed that… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Association between serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and anxiety-related traits
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Influence of a functional polymorphism within the promoter of the serotonin transporter gene on the effects of total sleep deprivation in bipolar depression.
OBJECTIVE A functional polymorphism in the transcriptional control region upstream of the coding sequence of the 5… 
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