Article
Multiple tissue methylation analysis of HTR2A exon I in suicidal behavior.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2017
Bani-Fatemi Ali, Strauss John, Zai Clement, Wong Albert H C, de Luca Vincenzo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The main aim of the current study was to investigate epigenetic alterations in serotonin 2A receptor (HTR2A) exon I CpG sites as possible risk factors for suicidal behavior. We also aimed to analyze the epigenetic alterations in two different tissues as epigenetic mechanisms are tissue specific. These epigenetic changes may lead to a better prediction of suicidal behavior. METHODS: Direct CpG...
Topics
- Adult
- Bipolar Disorder
- DNA Methylation
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Exons
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
