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