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Associations Between Genetic Risk for Adult Suicide Attempt and Suicidal Behaviors in Young Children

  • Oct 14, 2022
  • 1 min read

key takeaway: "In this case-control study of 4344 children using data from the population-based Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, statistically significant associations were found between children’s SAs and their polygenic risk scores for SAs, as derived from an independent genome-wide association study of 550 000 adults. These associations strengthened with age and remained significant after accounting for clinical, familial, and sociodemographic risk factors of suicide."

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