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Effect of tryptophan hydroxylase-2 rs7305115 SNP on suicide attempts risk in major depression.
Behavioral and brain functions : BBF - 25 Aug 2010
Zhang Yuqi, Zhang Changsong, Yuan Guozhen, Yao Jianjun, Cheng Zaohuo, Liu Chaojun, Liu Qinghai, Wan Gairong, Shi Guizhi, Cheng Yiren, Ling Yang, Li Ke
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BACKGROUND: Suicide and major depressive disorders (MDD) are strongly associated, and genetic factors are responsible for at least part of the variability in suicide risk. We investigated whether variation at the tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2) gene rs7305115 SNP may predispose to suicide attempts in MDD. METHODS: We genotyped TPH2 gene rs7305115 SNP in 215 MDD patients with suicide and matched MDD patients...
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