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Serotonergic genes and suicidal ideation 2 weeks and 1 year after stroke in Korea.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Oct 2014
Kim Jae-Min, Kim Sung-Wan, Kang Hee-Ju, Bae Kyung-Yeol, Shin Il-Seon, Kim Joon-Tae, Park Man-Seok, Park Sung-Woo, Kim Young-Hoon, Cho Ki-Hyun, Yoon Jin-Sang
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OBJECTIVES: Serotonergic genes are associated with suicidal behavior; this association has not been tested in stroke survivors, however. In this study, we investigated whether serotonin transporter (5-HTT) and serotonin 2a receptor (5-HTR2a) genes were associated with suicidal ideation at 2 weeks and at 1 year after stroke. METHODS: A total of 286 patients were evaluated 2 weeks after stroke, and 222 (78%)...
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