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Association of limbic system-associated membrane protein (LSAMP) to male completed suicide.
BMC medical genetics - 23 Apr 2008
Must Anne, Tasa Gunnar, Lang Aavo, Vasar Eero, Kõks Sulev, Maron Eduard, Väli Marika
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BACKGROUND: Neuroimaging studies have demonstrated volumetric abnormalities in limbic structures of suicide victims. The morphological changes might be caused by some inherited neurodevelopmental defect, such as failure to form proper axonal connections due to genetically determined dysfunction of neurite guidance molecules. Limbic system-associated membrane protein (LSAMP) is a neuronal adhesive molecule,...
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