5HTTLPR associated_with SLC6A4
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The relationship of 5HTT (SLC6A4) methylation and genotype on mRNA expression and liability to major depression and alcohol dependence in subjects from the Iowa Adoption Studies.
(2008)
PMID:17987668
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The first is a variable nucleotide repeat (VNTR), referred to as 5HTTLPR, which is approximately 1,400 bp upstream of the transcription start site.
confidence: 0.90