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ArticleCognition & emotion2014

Effects of the serotonin transporter polymorphism and history of major depression on overgeneral autobiographical memory.

Jennifer A Sumner, Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn, Susan Mineka, Richard E Zinbarg, Michelle G Craske, Eva E Redei, Kate Wolitzky-Taylor, Emma K Adam

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Article in Cognition & emotion, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer A Sumnera Department of Psychology , Northwestern University , Evanston , IL , USA.
Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn
Susan Mineka
Richard E Zinbarg
Michelle G Craske
Eva E Redei
Kate Wolitzky-Taylor
Emma K Adam
Northwestern University · USFamily Research Institute · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

Common and Specific Risk Factors for Emotional DisordersR01MH065651 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI CRASKE, MICHELLE G · 2002 to 2011
$3.6M
Common and specific risk factors for emotoinal disordersR01MH065652 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI MINEKA, SUSAN, ZINBARG, RICHARD E · 2002 to 2011
$3.5M
Overgeneral autobiographical memory: Genetic mechanisms and contributing factorsF31MH088014 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI SUMNER, JENNIFER A · 2010 to 2012
$64k
NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH088014NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH065651NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH065652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Overgeneral autobiographical memory (OGM) is a key memory deficit in major depressive disorder (MDD). Much research has examined cognitive mechanisms underlying OGM, but little work has investigated potential neurobiological influences. There is preliminary evidence that a genetic serotonergic vulnerability coupled with depressive symptoms may be associated with other memory impairments, and experimental research suggests a role for serotonin in OGM. We investigated whether a polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) was associated with OGM in interaction with a lifetime history of MDD in 370 young adults in a longitudinal study of risk for emotional disorders. There was a significant interaction between 5-HTTLPR genotype and lifetime history of MDD in predicting OGM. Among S allele homozygotes, MDD history was associated with greater OGM, whereas no significant relationship between MDD history and OGM emerged among L carriers. Furthermore, there was evidence that a greater number of S alleles were associated with greater memory specificity in individuals without a history of MDD. Implications for understanding cognitive and biological risk for depression are discussed.

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Memory, EpisodicAdultAllelesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMajor Depressive DisorderMaleMemory DisordersPolymorphism, GeneticRisk FactorsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsYoung AdultSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSLC6A4 protein, human5-HTTLPRAutobiographical memory specificityDepressionGenetic associationOvergeneral autobiographical memory

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PMID24341893
PMCPMC4020959
OpenAlexW2038257006

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