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The association between leptin receptor polymorphism and suicidal behaviour in depressed adolescents.
International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice - 1 Jun 2020
Acikel S Burak, Eroglu Canan, Ugras Dikmen Asiye, Kurar Ercan
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Objective: Suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescence. Genetic studies implicate the genetic component of suicide independent from associated psychiatric disorder. Although genetics is an important factor that might be associated with suicide, limited progress is achieved to identify the candidate genes in adolescents.Methods: The study included 97 patients and 106 controls. Five leptin receptor...
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