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Lack of an association between 5-HT1A receptor gene structural polymorphisms and suicide victims.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 May 2002
Nishiguchi Naoki, Shirakawa Osamu, Ono Hisae, Nishimura Akiyoshi, Nushida Hideyuki, Ueno Yasuhiro, Maeda Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
A serotonergic dysfunction in the brain has been reported to be involved in suicidal behavior independently of the presence of a specific psychiatric disorder. Serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptors are known to be located on serotonergic nerve terminals and to be involved in the presynaptic regulation...
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