Article
The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism, impulsivity and suicide behavior in euthymic bipolar patients.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Sept 2011
Malloy-Diniz Leandro Fernandes, Neves Fernando Silva, de Moraes Paulo Henrique Paiva, De Marco Luiz Armando, Romano-Silva Marco Aurélio, Krebs Marie-Odile, Corrêa Humberto
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Suicide behavior is very frequent in Bipolar Disorder (BD) and they are both closely associated with impulsivity. Furthermore they are, impulsivity, BD and suicide behavior, associated with serotonergic function, at least partially, under genetic determinism and somewhat associated with the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism, the 5-HTTLPR. We aimed to assess different impulsivity components in BD...
Topics
- Adult
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Impulsive Behavior
- Iowa
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic