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Association study of serotonin pathway genes in attempted suicide.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Judy Jennifer T, Seifuddin Fayaz, Mahon Pamela B, Huo Yuqing, Goes Fernando S, Jancic Dubravka, Schweizer Barbara, Mondimore Francis M, Mackinnon Dean F, Depaulo J Raymond, Gershon Elliot S, McMahon Francis J, Cutler David J, Zandi Peter P, Potash James B, Willour Virginia L
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies, such as family, twin, and adoption studies, demonstrate the presence of a heritable component to both attempted and completed suicide. Some of this heritability is accounted for by the presence of comorbid psychiatric disorders, but the evidence also indicates that a portion of this heritability is specific to suicidality. The serotonergic system has been studied extensively in this...
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