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Whole-gene sequencing investigation of SAT1 in attempted suicide.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Sept 2016
Monson Eric T, de Klerk Kelly, Gaynor Sophia C, Wagner Alex H, Breen Marie E, Parsons Meredith, Casavant Thomas L, Zandi Peter P, Potash James B, Willour Virginia L
Abstract excerpt
Suicidal behavior imposes a tremendous cost, with current US estimates reporting approximately 1.3 million suicide attempts and more than 40,000 suicide deaths each year. Several recent research efforts have identified an association between suicidal behavior and the expression level of the spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1) gene. To date, several SAT1 genetic variants have been inconsistently...
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