Sentences with phrase «promoter polymorphism»

Association study of a monoamine oxidase A gene promoter polymorphism with major depressive disorder and antidepressant response

Characterization of a glucocorticoid receptor gene (GR, NR3C1) promoter polymorphism reveals functionality and extends a haplotype with putative clinical relevance

Moderate level fetal alcohol exposure and serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism affect neonatal temperament and limbic - hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis regulation in monkeys.

Functional activity of the MAOA gene promoter polymorphism was determined and genotypes scored for assessing genetic and environmental influences on aggression.

Adults who had been categorized as behaviorally inhibited at the age of 2 years exhibited a higher amygdala activation in response to unknown vs familiar faces16 compared with adults who were uninhibited as children, consistent with the notion that novel or ambiguous environmental stimuli of potential biological relevance activate the amygdala.17 Turning to genes that can influence the neurobiological bases of the processing of emotions, 2 common alleles, the short (S) and the long (L), in a variable repeat sequence of the serotonin transporter (5 - HTT) promoter polymorphism (5 - HTTLPR) on human chromosome 17q11 have been differently associated with greater amygdala activity in response to angry or fearful faces18 in healthy adults.

To determine whether childhood shyness, or the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism genotype, can predict participants» visual event - related potentials in response to expressions of children of similar ages.

In relation to the association of infant attachment with a promoter polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene, we have mentioned that gene expression may be affected by variation in the DNA sequence of the regulatory region of the gene.

Interleukin - 10 gene promoter polymorphism in patients with schizophrenia in a region of East Turkey

A common FADS2 promoter polymorphism increases promoter activity and facilitates binding of transcription factor ELK1

In this study, measures of the quality and availability of social supports were found to moderate risk for depression associated with a history of maltreatment and the presence of the short (s) allele of the serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism (5 - HTTLPR).

Early family environment, current adversity, the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism, and depressive symptomatology

Furthermore, an association between a RIPK2 promoter polymorphism and childhood severe asthma has been shown in a Japanese population (Nakashima et al., 2006).

Genetic variations of IL6 are associated with rheumatoid arthritis systemic juvenile (RASJ), and its promoter polymorphism can be an indicator for Kaposi sarcoma development in HIV - infected men (4 - 5).

Moderate level fetal alcohol exposure and serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism affect neonatal temperament and limbic - hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis regulation in monkeys.

Association between heme oxygenase - 1 promoter polymorphisms and the development of albuminuria in type 2 diabetes: a case - control study

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A functional polymorphism in the promoter region of the human serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) has been associated with several dimensions of neuroticism and psychopathology, especially anxiety traits, but the predictive value of this genotype against these complex behaviors has been inconsistent.

Comparative analysis of length polymorphisms in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) in Cercopithecidae [abstract].

PULLMAN — Researchers at Washington State University have identified a new class of DNA sequence variation in gene promoter regions that could help control the activity of genes.The novel variations, dubbed «multiple nucleotide length polymorphisms,» or MNLPs, altered transcription of the genes they were associated with as much as 11-fold.

Single nucleotide polymorphism -LRB--468 Gly to A) at the promoter region of SREBP - 1c associates with genetic defect of fructose - induced hepatic lipogenesis [corrected].

The SLC6A4 promoter VNTR polymorphism was genotyped by agarose gel size fractionation as described in ref.

We studied the well known functional polymorphism in the 5 ′ flanking regulatory (promoter) region of the gene (SLC6A4) coding for the serotonin transporter protein.

However, researchers at the University of California — Berkeley wanted to find out if there might a genetic component that could predict how couple interactions affect marital satisfaction.5 Specifically, the team decided to look at the 5 - HTTLPR polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene.

This investigation examined the extent to which polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter linked promoter region (5 - HTTLPR) and the dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) genes differentially influenced the development of attachment security and disorganization in maltreated and nonmaltreated infants at age 13 months, and the extent to which the efficacy of preventive interventions to promote attachment security were influenced by genetic variation.

Obsessive - compulsive disorder and the promoter region polymorphism (5 - HTTLPR) in the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4): a negative association study in the Afrikaner population

Association between the recombinant human serotonin transporter linked promoter region polymorphism and behavior in rhesus macaques during a separation paradigm

Bax promoter G (－ 248) A polymorphism in a Turkish clinical breast cancer patients: A case - control study

We tested the hypothesis that a repeat polymorphism in the rhesus macaque MAOA gene promoter region influences aggressive behavior in male subjects.

Previous research has reported that a functional polymorphism in the monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene promoter can moderate the association between early life adversity and increased risk for violence and antisocial behavior.

Mesh terms: Aggression Analysis of Variance Animals Behavior, Animal Genetic Variation Macaca mulatta Male Maternal Deprivation Monoamine Oxidase Polymorphism, Genetic Promoter Regions, Genetic Random Allocation Social Environment

Family - based association study of the serotonin transporter promoter region polymorphism (5 - HTTLPR) in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

The serotonin transporter promoter insertion / deletion polymorphism (5HTTLPR) has been implicated in psychopathy.

Fowler et al. (2009) found that a variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism in the gene encoding monoamine oxidase A (responsible for catabolism of serotonin and other catecholamine neurotransmitters), and an insertion / deletion polymorphism in the SLC6A4 promoter (5 - HTTLPR) were associated with what the authors term the «emotional dysfunction» aspect of psychopathy (a construct that corresponds with CU traits) in a sample of adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)[18].

Socioeconomic status mediates the genetic contribution of the dopamine receptor D4 and serotonin transporter linked promoter region repeat polymorphisms to externalization in preadolescence

Association analysis between a functional polymorphism in the monoamine oxidase A gene promoter and severe mood disorders

Dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) and serotonin transporter promoter (5 - HTTLPR) polymorphisms in the determination of the temperament in 2 - month - old infants