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An association study of suicide and candidate genes in the serotonergic system.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Jun 2013
Buttenschøn Henriette N, Flint Tracey J, Foldager Leslie, Qin Ping, Christoffersen Søren, Hansen Nikolaj F, Kristensen Ingrid B, Mortensen Preben B, Børglum Anders D, Mors Ole
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INTRODUCTION: Strong evidence demonstrates a genetic susceptibility to suicidal behaviour and a relationship between suicide and mental disorders. The aim of this study was to test for association between suicide and five selected genetic variants, which had shown association with suicide in other populations. METHOD: We performed a nationwide case-control study on all suicide cases sent for autopsy in Denmark...
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