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Association study between the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 gene and suicidality in bipolar disorder.
European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists - 1 Jul 2007
De Luca Vincenzo, Tharmalingam Subi, Kennedy James L
Abstract excerpt
Family, adoption and twin studies show that genetics influences suicidal behavior, but does not indicate specific susceptibility variants. Stress response is thought to be mediated by the corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH), which is known to be a regulator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal pathway (HPA). Alterations in HPA system have been related to impulsivity, aggression and suicidal behaviour, that...
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