US scientists take step toward blood test for suicide

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US scientists take step toward blood test for suicide

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-scientists-step-toward-blood-test-suicide-210133634.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y8ypZF87Wop2uE9ZUjh40w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/698711a1bee99244fc4260443e3acc653c07aeda.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A blood test is administered in a mobile testing facility on May 24, 2013 in Washington, DC" align="left" title="A blood test is administered in a mobile testing facility on May 24, 2013 in Washington, DC" border="0" /></a>US scientists have identified a gene mutation that appears to be common in people who attempt or commit suicide, a finding that could lead to a blood test to predict risk. The discovery is based on a small study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and was published on Wednesday in The American Journal of Psychiatry. &quot;We have no consistent way to predict those who are at increased risk of killing themselves,&quot; said lead author Zachary Kaminsky, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. &quot;With a test like ours, we may be able to stem suicide rates by identifying those people and intervening early enough to head off a catastrophe.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>

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