Article
Suicide attempt in mental disorders (MeDi): Association with 5-HTT, IL-10 and TNF-alpha polymorphisms.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Aug 2017
de Medeiros Alves Verônica, E Silva Aline Cristine Pereira, de Souza Elaine Virgínia Martins, de Lima Francisco Leilane Camila Ferreira, de Moura Edilson Leite, de-Melo-Neto Valfrido Leão, Nardi Antonio E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mental disorders (MeDi) and suicide attempts (SA) are influenced by environmental and genetic factors. Genetic polymorphism studies have identified some candidate genes for suicidal behaviour in people with MeDi. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate MeDi and SA in relation to the presence of rs2020933 (5-HTT), rs1800871 (IL-10) and rs1800629 (TNF-α) polymorphisms. METHODS: A questionnaire for identification and...
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