Study
Whole-exome ultra-high throughput sequencing in brain samples of suicide victims who had suffered from major depressive disorder and control subjects who had died from other causes
| Study ID | Alternative Stable ID | Type |
|---|---|---|
| EGAS00001002818 | Other |
Study Description
We carried out whole-exome ultra-high throughput sequencing in brain samples of suicide victims who had suffered from major depressive disorder and control subjects who had died from other causes. This study aimed to reveal the selective accumulation of rare variants in the coding and the UTR sequences within the genes of suicide victims. We also analysed the potential effect of STR and CNV variations, as well as the infection of the brain with neurovirulent viruses in this behavioural disorder. As a result, we have identified several candidate genes, among others three calcium channel genes that may potentially contribute to completed suicide. We also explored the potential implication of the TGF-β signalling pathway in the pathogenesis of suicidal behaviour. To our best knowledge, this is the first study that uses whole-exome sequencing for the investigation of suicide.
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| Dataset ID | Description | Technology | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGAD00001004082 |
In this study, we applied an Illumina HighSeq platform-based high-coverage WES technique, which, in addition to the exons, allows the determination of 5′- and 3′-UTRs, promoters to a certain length, along with off-target sequences, such as introns, intergenic regions and infecting viruses.
Brains from suicide victims (n = 23; 15 males and eight female) who had suffered from major depressive disorder and from control participants (n = 21; 14 males and seven females) who had died from ... (Show More)
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Illumina HiSeq 2000 | 44 |
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