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Methylation and QTDT analysis of the 5-HT2A receptor 102C allele: analysis of suicidality in major psychosis.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Feb 2009
De Luca Vincenzo, Viggiano Emanuela, Dhoot Ranbir, Kennedy James L, Wong Albert H C
Abstract excerpt
Suicide is an act deliberately initiated and performed by a person with full knowledge that a fatal outcome is probable. The serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) receptor gene has been implicated in the pathogenesis of suicidal behaviour by a genetic association between the 5-HT2A T102C silent polymorphism and suicidality in patients with mood disorders and schizophrenia. However, a recent meta-analysis failed to confirm this...
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