Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism may be associated with functional dyspepsia in a Japanese population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although familial clustering of functional dyspepsia (FD) has been reported, the role of genetics in the susceptibility to FD is still not well understood. In the present study, the association between serotonin transporter (SERT) ge...

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Main Authors: Matsumoto Takayuki, Hori Kazutoshi, Tomita Toshihiko, Tanaka Junji, Sakurai Jun, Nakajima Shigemi, Oshima Tadayuki, Toyoshima Fumihiko, Miwa Hiroto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/12/88