Variability of the tryptophan hydroxylase gene: Study in victims of violent suicide

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-73

  Stefulj, Jasminka ^a   Kubat, Milovan ^b   Balija, Melita ^c   Skavic, Josip ^b   Jernej, Branimir ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c CROATIAN INSTITUTE OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Association study; Serotonin; Slavic ethnicity; Suicide completion; TPH1 gene

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 16244402653     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.04.011     Document Type: Article

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