Lack of association between polymorphic variations in the α3 subunit GABA receptor gene (GABRA3) and suicide attempts

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 409-412

  Baca Garcia, Enrique ^a   Vaquero, Concepción ^b   Diaz Sastre, Carmen ^c   Jimenez Treviño, Luis ^d   Saiz Ruiz, Jeronimo ^d   Fernández Piqueras, José ^b   De Leon, Jose ^e  

^a Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^e EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control study; GABA; GABRA3; Genetics; Suicide; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA3; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 1642482322     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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