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5HTTLPR polymorphism in schizophrenic patients: further support for association with violent suicide attempts.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 15 May 2003
Bayle F J, Leroy S, Gourion D, Millet B, Olié J P, Poirier M F, Krebs M O
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies testing the functional polymorphism in the promoter of the serotonin-transporter gene (5HTTLPR) in various psychiatric conditions have suggested that the association could be with an intermediate phenotype, impulsivity and/or violence rather than with a diagnosis. Schizophrenia is associated with a high risk of suicide, especially in patients with high impulsivity. We examined whether this...
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