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Association between the A-1438G polymorphism of the serotonin 2A receptor gene and nonimpulsive suicide attempts.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Oct 2008
Saiz Pilar A, García-Portilla Maria P, Paredes Begoña, Arango Celso, Morales Blanca, Alvarez Victoria, Coto Eliecer, Bascaran Maria-Teresa, Bousoño Manuel, Bobes Julio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between four serotonergic polymorphisms [A-1438G (rs6311) and T102C (rs6313) of the serotonin 2A receptor gene, and STin2 VNTR and 5-HTTLPR of the SLC6A4 gene] and suicidal behavior. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: One hundred and ninety-three suicide attempters (SA) and 420 unrelated healthy controls from Asturias (Northern Spain) were genotyped using standard methods....
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