Epigenetic variation at SKA2 predicts suicide phenotypes and internalizing psychopathology

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 308-315

  Sadeh, Naomi ^a,b   Wolf, Erika J ^a,b   Logue, Mark W ^a,b,c   Hayes, Jasmeet P ^a,b   Stone, Annjanette ^d   Griffin, L Michelle ^d   Schichman, Steven A ^d   Miller, Mark W ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Externalizing; PTSD; Suicide risk; Trauma; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKA2 GENE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VETERAN; CONTROL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

NONHISTONE PROTEIN; SKA2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VETERANS;

EID: 85017056467     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22480     Document Type: Article

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