Background
We are interested in identifying susceptibility genes that predispose subjects to
attempted suicide.
Methods
We conducted a secondary analysis of genome-wide linkage data from 162 bipolar pedigrees
that incorporated attempted suicide as a clinical covariate.
Results
The strongest covariate-based linkage signal was seen on 2p12 at marker D2S1777. The
logarithm of odds (LOD) score at marker D2S1777 rose from 1.56 to 3.82 after inclusion
of the suicide covariate, resulting in significant chromosome-wide empirically derived
p-values for the overall linkage finding (p = .01) and for the change in LOD score
after the inclusion of the covariate (p = .02).
Conclusions
The finding on chromosome 2 replicates results from two previous studies of attempted
suicide in pedigrees with alcohol dependence and in pedigrees with recurrent early-onset
depression. Combined, these three studies provide compelling evidence for a locus
influencing attempted suicide on 2p12.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: October 17, 2006
Accepted:
May 23,
2006
Received in revised form:
May 20,
2006
Received:
March 16,
2006
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