Functional promoter polymorphism of the neuronal isoform of tryptophan hydroxylase (Tph2) in suicide

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 186, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 446-447

  Stefulj, Jasminka ^a   Mokrovic, Gordana ^a   Hranilovic, Dubravka ^b   Bordukalo Niksic, Tatjana ^a   Bakula, Mirko ^c   Kubat, Milovan ^c   Jernej, Branimir ^a,c  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Association study; Suicide; Tph2

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE 2;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; TPH2 GENE;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CROATIA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 79952364602     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.08.034     Document Type: Article

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