The Mediating Effect of Psychological Distress on the Association between BDNF, 5-HTTLPR, and Tinnitus Severity

• Published in: Psychiatry investigation Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 187 - 195
• Main Authors: Jeong, Jo-Eun, Jeon, Sekye, Han, Jae Sang, Cho, Eun Young, Hong, Kyung Sue, Park, Shi Nae, Kim, Jung Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 01.03.2021; 대한신경정신의학회
• Subjects: Original; 정신과학; Genetic association studies; Serotonin plasma membrane transporter proteins; Depression; Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; Tinnitus

To investigate the association between genetic polymorphisms of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) or serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and tinnitus, and the mediating effects of psychological distress on this association. Eighty-six patients experiencing tinnitus...