Genetic and epigenetic analysis of SSAT gene dysregulation in suicidal behavior

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 799-807

  Guipponi, Michel ^a,b   Deutsch, Samuel ^a   Kohler, Karine ^a   Perroud, Nader ^b   Le Gal, François ^a   Vessaz, Monique ^a   Laforge, Térèse ^a   Petit, Brice ^a   Jollant, Fabrice ^c,d,e   Guillaume, Sébastien ^c,d,e   Baud, Patrick ^b   Courtet, Philippe ^c,d,e   La Harpe, Romano ^a   Malafosse, Alain ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Association studies; Gene expression analysis; SSAT gene; SSAT promoter methylation; Suicide; Ventral prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; SPERMINE SPERMIDINE N 1 ACETYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLATION; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, MESSENGER; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049091970     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30901     Document Type: Article

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