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Analysis of four genes involved in the neurodevelopment shows association of rs4307059 polymorphism in the cadherin 9/10 region with completed suicide.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2012
Chojnicka Izabela, Strawa Katarzyna, Fudalej Sylwia, Fudalej Marcin, Pawlak Aleksandra, Kostrzewa Grażyna, Wojnar Marcin, Krajewski Paweł, Płoski Rafał
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that DNA variants affecting neurodevelopment such as rs4307059 (CDH10/CDH9), rs930752 (NRXN1), rs6265 (BDNF) or rs10868235 (NTRK2) may predispose to completed suicide. METHODOLOGY: We used a case-control two-stage approach based on a discovery cohort (557 cases and ∼55...
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