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Role of serotonergic-related systems in suicidal behavior: Data from a case-control association study.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Aug 2011
Saiz Pilar A, García-Portilla Paz, Paredes Begoña, Corcoran Paul, Arango Celso, Morales Blanca, Sotomayor Emilio, Alvarez Victoria, Coto Eliecer, Flórez Gerardo, Bascaran María-Teresa, Bousoño Manuel, Bobes Julio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether functional polymorphisms directly (HTR2A and SLC6A4 genes) or indirectly (IL-1 gene complex, APOE and ACE genes) related with serotonergic neurotransmission were associated with suicidal behavior. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 227 suicide attempters, 686 non-suicidal psychiatric patients, and 420 healthy controls from a homogeneous Spanish Caucasian population were genotyped using...
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