How possible is the development of an operational psychometric method to assess the presence of the 5-HTTLPR s allele? Equivocal preliminary findings

Table 3 Discrimination index (D) between the groups according to the recessive model (ss vs sl + ll) concerning the Temperament Evaluation of the Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A) items

Recessive model (subjects carrying the l allele vs subjects not carrying the l allele)
TEMPS-A item	ss (N = 19)	sl or ll (N = 119)	D
98A	63.16	33.61	29.54
57H	63.16	42.02	21.14
55H	84.21	63.87	20.34
107A	57.89	40.34	17.56
71I	31.58	14.29	17.29
103A	63.16	47.06	16.10
89A	42.11	26.89	15.21
105A	57.89	42.86	15.04
91A	36.84	21.85	14.99
87A	36.84	22.69	14.15
110A	57.89	45.38	12.52
79I	21.05	9.24	11.81
33C	26.32	15.13	11.19
40C	42.11	31.09	11.01
16D	89.47	78.99	10.48
99A	42.11	31.93	10.17
15D	42.11	31.93	10.17

The capital letter after the item number denotes the TEMPS-A subscale: A = anxious, D = depressive, C = cyclothymic or I = irritable.

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