Alpha 2A adrenergic receptor gene and suicide

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Sequeira, Adolfo ^a   Mamdani, Firoza ^a   Lalovic, Aleksandra ^a   Anguelova, Milena ^a   Lesage, Alain ^b   Seguin, Monique ^a   Chawky, Nadia ^a   Desautels, Alex ^a   Turecki, Gustavo ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Functional polymorphism; Genetic variation; Genotypes; Impulsive behavior; Noradrenergic system; Personality measurements

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ASPARAGINE; LYSINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 1542314895     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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