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Impact of Serotonin Pathway Gene Polymorphisms and Serotonin Levels in Suicidal Behaviour.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre - 1 Jan 2023
Sivaramakrishnan Sneha, Venkatesan Vettriselvi, Paranthaman Sampath Kumar, Sathianathan Ramanathan, Raghavan Swetha, Pradhan Priyadarshee
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OBJECTIVE: Suicide is a significant public health issue and a major cause of death in all ages worldwide. Previous studies have shown the involvement of genetics in suicidal behaviour. This study aimed to assess the role of the genetic variants of the serotonin transporter genes (5HTTLPR, SLC6A4 intron 2) and receptor gene (5HTR2AT102C) in individuals who died of suicide. The study compares the serum levels of...
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