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A pilot integrative genomics study of GABA and glutamate neurotransmitter systems in suicide, suicidal behavior, and major depressive disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Yin Honglei, Pantazatos Spiro P, Galfalvy Hanga, Huang Yung-Yu, Rosoklija Gorazd B, Dwork Andrew J, Burke Ainsley, Arango Victoria, Oquendo Maria A, Mann John J
Abstract excerpt
Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) and glutamate are the major inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitters in the mammalian central nervous system, respectively, and have been associated with suicidal behavior and major depressive disorder (MDD). We examined the relationship between genotype, brain transcriptome, and MDD/suicide for 24 genes involved in GABAergic and glutamatergic signaling. In part 1 of the study,...
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