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Epigenetic and genetic variation at SKA2 predict suicidal behavior and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Translational psychiatry - 25 Aug 2015
Kaminsky Z, Wilcox H C, Eaton W W, Van Eck K, Kilaru V, Jovanovic T, Klengel T, Bradley B, Binder E B, Ressler K J, Smith A K
Abstract excerpt
Traumatic stress results in hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis abnormalities and an increased risk to both suicidal behaviors and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Previous work out of our laboratory identified SKA2 DNA methylation associations with suicidal behavior in the blood and brain of multiple cohorts. Interaction of SKA2 with stress predicted suicidal behavior with ~80% accuracy. SKA2 is...
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