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Interaction between the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR), stressful life events, and risk of depression: a meta-analysis.
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such as number of sexual partners64 and delinquency.65 A more serious concern, however, is that the findings of this and other nonreplicated genetic associations are now being translated to a range of clinical, legal, research, and social settings such as forensics,66 diagnostic testing,67,68 study participants,67,69 and the general public.70 It is critical that health practitioners and scientists in other disciplines recognize the importance of replication of such findings before they can serve as valid indicators of disease risk or have utility for translation into clinical and public health practice.