Laboratory of Developmental Neuroscience
PROTOCOLS
Whole Blood 5HT Preparation/Handling (from George Anderson at Yale)
PCR Annealing temperature estimation
Genotyping Assays
SLC6A4
5HTTLPR Genotyping (DYN amplification protocol & types La/Lg/Sa/Sg)
Revised 12/30/09 5HTT intron 2 VNTR genotyping(includes HotStar amplification protocol)
Revised 12/30/09 MAOA VNTR genotyping
IMPORTANT Revision 12/272010 DRD4 exon 3 VNTR genotyping table and Methods Description
(2009 reduced Mg to correct poor amplification of long alleles from saliva)
(2010 replace GC melt with 0.5 mM Betaine)
General method description for TaqMan SNP Assays
Additional information (primers, enzymes, allele sizes) for assays, including DAT1 3'UTR VNTR
Revised 12/27/10