Serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms in irritable bowel syndrome and their impact on tegaserod treatment  

作　　者：李瑜元 

机构地区：[1]Dept Gastroenterol 1st People's Hosp Guangzhou,510180

出　　处：《China Medical Abstracts(Internal Medicine)》2006年第4期216-217,共2页中国医学文摘（内科学分册（英文版）

摘　　要：Objective To investigate the serotonin reuptake transporter (SERT) genetic polymorphisms in the 5 -hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and the variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs) in intron 2 among Chinese people, and their relationship to the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS);and to investigate the im-

关 键 词：IRRITABLE transporter pathogenesis polymorphic SEROTONIN tandem severity INTRON predominant REPEATS 

分 类 号：R574.6[医药卫生—消化系统]