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Twin Studies of the Genetic Epidemiology of Suicidal Behavior*
| Concordance (%)
|
Concordance (AOR)
|
Heritability (%)
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | N | Gender | MZ | DZ | MZ | DZ | Ideation | Attempt |
| Statham | 5,995 | Both | 23.1 | 0 | 3.8 | - | 43 | 55 |
| Glowinski | 3,416 | Female | 25 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 4.0 | - | 48 |
| Fu | 7,744 | Male | - | - | 12.1 | 7.4 | 43 | 30 |
| 36 | 17a | |||||||
Adjusted for heritability of other risk factors.
From Brent and Mann. Family genetic studies, suicide, and suicidal behavior. Am J Psychiatry 2005;133C:13–24, with permission.
