%0 Journal Article
%T The rs7208505 polymorphism and differential expression of the SKA2 gene in the prefrontal cortex of suicide victims from the Mexican population
%J Archives of suicide research
%D 2023
%A Valenzuela-García, Luz I.
%A Ayala-García, Victor M.
%A Ramos-Rosales, Daniel F.
%A Jacquez-Flores, Rayo Emeryt
%A Urtiz-Estrada, Norma
%A Hernández, Edna Madaí Méndez
%A Barraza-Salas, Marcelo
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X OBJECTIVE: The main aim of the current study was to investigate whether SKA2 gene expression in the postmortem brain of rs7208505 genotype are altered in suicide victims from a Mexican population. <br><br>METHODS: In this study, we report a genetic analysis of expression levels of the SKA2 gene in the prefrontal cortex of the postmortem brain of suicidal subjects (n = 22) compared to subjects who died of causes other than suicide (n = 22) in a Mexican population using RT-qPCR assays. Additionally, we genotyped the rs7208505 polymorphism in suicide victims (n = 98) and controls (n = 88) and we evaluate the association of genotypes for the SNP rs7208505 with expression level of SKA2. <br><br>RESULTS: The results showed that the expression of the SKA2 gene was significantly higher in suicide victims compared to control subjects (p = 0.044). Interestingly, we observed a greater proportion of allele A of the rs7208505 in suicide victims than controls. Even though there was no association between the SNP with suicide in the study population we found a significative association of the expression level from SKA2 with the allele A of the rs7208505 and suicide. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The evidence suggests that the expression of SKA2 in the prefrontal cortex may be a critical factor in the etiology of suicidal behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1381-1118
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2023.2209155