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[Association between the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene and suicide: a case-control pilot study].
Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica : a Magyar Pszichofarmakologiai Egyesulet lapja = official journal of the Hungarian Association of Psychopharmacology - 1 Mar 2017
Bokor Janos, Gonda Xenia, Dome Peter, Faludi Gabor, Dinya Elek, Laszik Andras
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OBJECTIVES: Besides psychological and social effects, biological, biochemical and genetic factors also play a role in the background of suicide. The aim is developing a complex model incorporating all the above factors so that suicide could be predicted and prevented in those at risk. Based on several studies 5-HTTLPR s allele frequency is increased in case of violent completed suicides. The aim of the present...
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