Loss of chromosome Y in blood, but not in brain, of suicide completers.

Loss of chromosome Y in blood, but not in brain, of suicide completers.

Men have a higher rate of completed suicide than women, which suggests that sex chromosome abnormalities may be related to the pathophysiology of suicide. Recent studies have found an aberrant loss of chromosome Y (LOY) in various diseases; however, no study has investigated whether there is an asso...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Kimura, Akitoyo Hishimoto, Ikuo Otsuka, Satoshi Okazaki, Shuken Boku, Tadasu Horai, Takeshi Izumi, Motonori Takahashi, Yasuhiro Ueno, Osamu Shirakawa, Ichiro Sora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5754120?pdf=render

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