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Association between serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and family history of attempted and completed suicide.
Suicide & life-threatening behavior - 1 Jan 2002
Joiner Thomas E, Johnson Frank, Soderstrom Ken
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to examine the association of the serotonin transporter gene to family history of suicidality. Forty-seven volunteers responded to questionnaires about family history of suicide, and provided buccal swabs for analysis of the polymorphism. Allelic homozygocity (the short variant) was associated with family history of suicidality. These data, to be interpreted with the study's...
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