No association between COMT val158met polymorphism and suicidal behavior: meta-analysis and new data

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Authors

Carlos Alfonso Tovilla‐Zárate · Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

Isela Esther Juárez‐Rojop · Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

Teresa Ramón-Frías · Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

Mario Villar-Soto · Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío

Sherezada Pool-García · Consejo de Ciencia y Tecnología del Estado de Tabasco

Beatríz Camarena · Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría

Abstract

Our results showed no association between COMTval158/met and suicidal behavior. However, more studies are necessary to determine conclusively an association between COMT and suicidal behavior.

Topics & Keywords

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Psychiatry

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 151-151

DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-11-151

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