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SNAT1 and a family with high rates of suicidal behavior.
Neuroscience - 18 Aug 2009
Ernst C, Dumoulin P, Cabot S, Erickson J, Turecki G
Abstract excerpt
Several lines of evidence suggest that suicide may have, in part, a genetic predisposition. In this study, we identified a family with high rates of suicidal behavior and assessed brain gene expression levels in the proband. A neuronally-expressed solute carrier for glutamine (Sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 1 (SNAT1), also known as solute carrier family 38, member 1 (SLC38A1)) was identified as...
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