Identification and replication of a combined epigenetic and genetic biomarker predicting suicide and suicidal behaviors

Objective: Suicide is a major preventable public health problem. Reliable identification of individuals at increased suicide risk remains an unfulfilled priority for suicide prevention. The primary purpose of this study was to identify genes exhibiting epigenetic variation associated with suicide and suicidal behaviors.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - November 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jerry Guintivano, Tori Brown, Marcus Jones, Brion S. Maher, William W. Eaton, Jennifer L. Payne, Holly C. Wilcox, Zachary A. Kaminsky Source Type: research