Article
Tryptophan hydroxylase polymorphism and suicidality in unipolar and bipolar affective disorders: a multicenter association study.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Mar 2001
Souery D, Van Gestel S, Massat I, Blairy S, Adolfsson R, Blackwood D, Del-Favero J, Dikeos D, Jakovljevic M, Kaneva R, Lattuada E, Lerer B, Lilli R, Milanova V, Muir W, Nöthen M, Oruc L, Papadimitriou G, Propping P, Schulze T, Serretti A, Shapira B, Smeraldi E, Stefanis C, Thomson M, Van Broeckhoven C, Mendlewicz J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Being the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin, the tryptophan hydroxylase gene (TPH) has been considered a possible candidate gene in bipolar and unipolar affective disorders (BPAD and UPAD). Several studies have investigated the possible role of TPH polymorphisms in affective disorders and suicidal behavior. METHODS: The TPH A218C polymorphism has been investigated in 927 patients...
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