SERT GENE 5-HTT

• Where has a mutation to this gene been found?

  in 2 unrelated familird where 6/7 family members had OCD

  • OZAKI
  • it seems to run in families
• what can raising serotonin with antidepressants do?

  raising serotonin with antidepressants alleviates symptoms therefore validating the causal influence of serotonin