STin2 VNTR polymorphism is associated with comorbid tobacco use and mood disorders. Pizzo de Castro,MR, Vargas Nunes,SO, Guembarovski,RL, Ariza,CB, Oda,JM, Vargas,HO, Piccoli de Melo,LG, Watanabe,MA, Berk,M and Maes,M 2015, STin2 VNTR polymorphism is associated with comorbid tobacco use and mood disorders., Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 172, pp. 347-354, doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.023. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title STin2 VNTR polymorphism is associated with comorbid tobacco use and mood disorders. Author(s) Pizzo de Castro,MR Vargas Nunes,SO Guembarovski,RL Ariza,CB Oda,JM Vargas,HO Piccoli de Melo,LG Watanabe,MA Berk,M orcid.org/0000-0002-5554-6946 Maes,M Journal name Journal of Affective Disorders Volume number 172 Start page 347 End page 354 Total pages 8 Publisher Elsevier Place of publication Amsterdam , Netherlands Publication date 2015-02-01 ISSN 1573-2517 Keyword(s) Genetic polymorphism Inflammation Mood disorders Oxidative stress Serotonin transporter Tobacco use disorder Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Clinical Neurology Psychiatry Neurosciences & Neurology SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE CIGARETTE-SMOKING NICOTINE-DEPENDENCE BIPOLAR DISORDER FOLLOW-UP PSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERS SUICIDAL-BEHAVIOR MENTAL-HEALTH Summary There is a significant comorbidity between mood disorders and tobacco use disorder (TUD), which may be related to both genetic and environmental factors. Gene variants of the 5-HT transporter, such as STin2 VNTR (a variable number of tandem repeats in the functional serotonin transporter intron 2) may be associated with mood disorders and TUD. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.023 Field of Research 110999 Neurosciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920209 Mental Health Services HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2015, Elsevier Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30069442 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Author URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 05 Feb 2015, 14:11:24 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 04:03:37 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 07:15:23 EST Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 15:59:19 EST Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 08:30:49 EST Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 08:33:37 EST Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 08:35:09 EST Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 08:36:22 EST Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 08:46:32 EST Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 08:55:02 EST Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 08:58:15 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 9 times in TR Web of Science Cited 9 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 807 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 05 Feb 2015, 14:11:24 EST