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. 2010 Dec;132(6):690–695.

Table II.

Genotypic and allelic distribution at serotonin transporter loci

Genotype frequency Allele frequency
Controls (n=92) OCD cases (n=93) Controls (n=184) OCD cases (n=186)
Genotypic and allelic distribution at 5-HTTVNTR:
10 10 12 (0.103) 11 (0.118) 10 55 (0.298) 52 (0.279)
10 12 31 (0.336) 30 (0.322) 12 129 (0.701) 134 (0.720)
12 12 49 (0.532) 52 (0.559)
Chi square=0.14 df=2 P=0.93 Chi square=.09 df=1 P=0.76 Genotypic
Genotypic and allelic distribution of 5-HTTLPR (L/S) polymorphism and rs25531(A/G):
LA LA 4 (0.04) 8 (0.08) LA 47 (0.25) 53 (0.28)
LA LG 6 (0.06) 7 (0.07) LG 25 (0.13) 16 (0.08)
LG LG 1 (0.01) 1 (0.01) S 112 (0.60) 117 (0.63)
S LA 33 (0.35) 30 (0.32)
S LG 17 (0.18) 7 (0.075)
SS 31 (0.33) 40 (0.43)
Chi square=6.855 df=5 P=0.23 Chi square=2.43 df=2 P=0.296
Expression based grouping of 5-HTTLPR (L/S) polymorphism and rs25531(A/G) genotypes:
SS, SLG, LG LG (Low) 49 (0.53) 48 (0.51) S or LG (Low) 137 (0.74) 133 (0.71)
LA LG, SLA (Medium) 39 (0.42) 37 (0.39) LA (High) 47 (0.25) 53 (0.28)
LA LA (High) 4 (0.04) 8 (0.08)
Chi square=1.39 df=2 P=0.49 Chi square=0.27 df=1 P=0.6