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Investigating the role of BDNF and CCK system genes in suicidality in a familial bipolar cohort.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Nov 2013
Sears Catherine, Wilson Julia, Fitches Alison
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BACKGROUND: Suicidal behaviour is a phenotype widely associated with psychiatric disorders such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. However, recent evidence indicates that part of the heritability of suicidal behaviour is independent of the heritability of individual psychiatric disorders. This allows investigation into genetic risk factors for suicidal behaviour within a disorder using a candidate...
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