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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
Platelet serotonin (5HT) uptake was studied in 13 pairs of monozygotic (MZ) twins, 13 pairs of dizygotic (DZ) twins, and 14 pairs of unrelated normal volunteers. Significant intraclass correlations (ICC) in the affinity (Km) of 5HT uptake in the blood platelets of MZ and DZ twins and unrelated pairs were found. However, the ICC for maximum velocity (Vmax) was significant only in MZ and DZ twins. The ICC of the Vmax of 5HT uptake of MZ twins was significantly greater than that of DZ twins and unrelated pairs. This suggests that the Vmax of 5HT uptake in blood platelets is, in part, heritable. Thus, low platelet 5HT uptake (Vmax) in major depression and other disorders may be genetically determined.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0165-1781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
263-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic control of serotonin uptake in blood platelets: a twin study.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Biological Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't