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The interaction between TPH2 promoter haplotypes and clinical–demographic risk factors in suicide victims with major psychoses

  1. V. De Luca,
  2. D. Hlousek,
  3. O. Likhodi,
  4. H. H. M. Van Tol,
  5. J. L. Kennedy,
  6. A. H. C. Wong*

Article first published online: 30 NOV 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2005.00182.x

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Genes, Brain and Behavior

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volume 5, Issue 1, pages 107–110, February 2006

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De Luca, V., Hlousek, D., Likhodi, O., Van Tol, H. H. M., Kennedy, J. L. and Wong, A. H. C. (2006), The interaction between TPH2 promoter haplotypes and clinical–demographic risk factors in suicide victims with major psychoses. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 5: 107–110. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2005.00182.x

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  1. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

* Dr A. H. C. Wong, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Room 711, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1R8. E-mail: albert.wong@utoronto.ca

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 NOV 2005
  2. Article first published online: 30 NOV 2005
  3. Received 5 August 2005, revised 2 October 2005, accepted for publication 3 October 2005

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