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Association between HTR2C gene variants and suicidal behaviour: a protocol for the systematic review and meta-analysis of genetic studies.
BMJ open - 4 Sept 2014
Thelma Beatriz González-Castro, Isela Juárez-Rojop, Alma Genis, María Lilia López-Narváez, Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate
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INTRODUCTION: Suicide is an important public health problem and one of the most common causes of death throughout the world. Suicidal behaviour is complex, and its causes are multifactorial. Case-control studies have reported an association between an alteration of the serotonin system and suicidal behaviour. Recently, it has been suggested that the 5-HTRC2 serotonin receptor gene is involved in the pathogenesis...
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