Resource Tag: EPIGENETICS
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The molecular bases of the suicidal brain.
Suicide ranks among the leading causes of death around the world and takes a heavy emotional and public health toll on most societies. Both distal and proximal factors contribute to suicidal behaviour. Distal factors , such as familial and genetic predisposition, as well as early-life adversity , increase the lifetime risk of suicide. They alter […]
Analysis of CpG SNPs in 34 genes: association test with suicide attempt in schizophrenia.
Background: Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. The lifetime suicide risk in schizophrenia is 4.9% and 20% to 50% of patients with SCZ will attempt suicide during their life. The other risk factors for suicidal behavior in schizophrenia include prior history of suicide attempts, active psychosis, depression and substance abuse. To […]