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Associations between the neuron-specific glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) Bcl-1 polymorphisms and suicide in cancer patients within the first year of diagnosis.
Behavioral and brain functions : BBF - 11 Jul 2016
Park Subin, Hong Jin Pyo, Lee Jong-Keuk, Park Young-Mi, Park Yangsoon, Jeon Juri, Ahn Myeong Hee, Yoon Se Chang
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BACKGROUND: Cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased suicide risk, particularly within the first 1 year after diagnosis of cancer. Abnormal function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis has been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression and suicide. We examined genetic associations of the functional Bcl-1 polymorphism of (rs41423247) neuron-specific glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) gene, with...
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