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Genetic Link To Attempted Suicide Identified: Findings Could Lead To New Avenues Of Treatment Research
March 29, 2011 by NewsBot
A study of thousands of people with bipolar disorder suggests that genetic risk factors may influence the decision to attempt suicide. Johns Hopkins scientists, reporting in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, have identified a small region on chromosome 2 that is associated with increased risk for attempted suicide...