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The search for genetic risk factors associated with suicidal behavior.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 May 2004
Hesselbrock Victor, Dick Danielle, Hesselbrock Michie, Foroud Tatiana, Schuckit Marc, Edenberg Howard, Bucholz Kathy, Kramer John, Reich Theodore, Goate Alison, Bierut Laura, Rice John P, Nurnberger John I
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BACKGROUND: Suicide and suicidal behavior are prevalent among individuals with psychiatric disorders, including alcohol dependence. A genome screen was performed in multiplex alcohol dependent families ascertained as part of the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism to identify chromosomal regions of interest related to two types of suicidal behavior: suicide attempts and suicidality. METHODS: Sibling...
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