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Attempted suicide and polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene in Chinese patients with schizophrenia.
Psychiatry research - 27 Dec 2000
Chong S A, Lee W L, Tan C H, Tay A H, Chan A O, Tan E C
Abstract excerpt
Abnormalities of serotonin synthesis and metabolism may be associated with suicidality. The serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT) is one of the important genes involved in the regulation of serotonin neurotransmission. We examined the association of suicidal behavior in Chinese schizophrenic patients with a functional polymorphism of the promoter region of the 5-HTT gene (5-HTTLPR). The 5-HTTLPR genotype was...
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