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Haplotype-based linkage of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 to suicide attempt, major depression, and cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in 4 populations.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Oct 2005
Zhou Zhifeng, Roy Alec, Lipsky Robert, Kuchipudi Kavi, Zhu Guanshan, Taubman Julie, Enoch Mary-Anne, Virkkunen Matti, Goldman David
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2) encodes the rate-limiting enzyme for brain serotonin biosynthesis. It was recently reported that the TPH2 haplotype was linked to depression in humans. OBJECTIVE: To determine the association of TPH2 with suicide attempt, major depression, and a neurochemical intermediate phenotype, cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid. DESIGN: We resequenced TPH2 coding, 5'...
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