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Identification and replication of a combined epigenetic and genetic biomarker predicting suicide and suicidal behaviors.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Dec 2014
Guintivano Jerry, Brown Tori, Newcomer Alison, Jones Marcus, Cox Olivia, Maher Brion S, Eaton William W, Payne Jennifer L, Wilcox Holly C, Kaminsky Zachary A
Abstract excerpt
Considerable research suggests that suicide involves effects of genes, the environment, and their interaction. Analysis of three independent data sets of post-mortem brains revealed signs of increased methylation in one particular gene, SKA2, a finding that was extended to peripheral blood samples from other cohorts of prospectively followed individuals.
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