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A blood test for suicide risk? Alterations to a single gene could predict risk of suicide attempt
July 30, 2014 by NewsBot
Researchers say they have discovered a chemical alteration in a single human gene linked to stress reactions that, if confirmed in larger studies, could give doctors a simple blood test to reliably predict a person’s risk of attempting suicide.