title: No association between the HTR1A gene and suicidal behavior: a meta-analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Dysfunction of serotonin 1A receptors (HTR1A) may play a role in the genesis of suicidal behavior. We studied the association between a functional polymorphism in the HTR1A gene and suicidal behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a meta-analysis of published genetic association studies by searching through Medline, PubMed, and Web of Science databases to analyze a possible correlation between the rs6295 polymorphism and suicidal behavior in different populations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four studies comprising a total of nine hundred and fifty seven patients with suicidal behavior and nine hundred and fifty seven controls were the eligible. The G allele of the rs6295 polymorphism may not be associated with suicidal behavior (Random-effects model: OR = 1.08; 95% CI: 0.80-1.45; p(Z) = 0.80) in presence of heterogeneity (Q = 17.84, df = 4, p = 0.0013). In a second analysis that presented no heterogeneity, a negative association was also observed (OR = 0.94; 95%CI: 0.79-1.13; p(Z) = 0.99).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, the present study is the first meta-analysis searching for a correlation between rs6295 of HTR1A and suicidal behavior. Our results showed no association between HTR1A and suicidal behavior. However, more studies assessing different populations, as well as larger samples, are needed.
authors.affiliation: División Académica Multidisciplinaria de Comalcalco, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Comalcalco, Tabasco, México.
authors.forename: Miriam Rivera
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Angles
authors.forename: Deysi Bermúdez
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Ocaña
authors.forename: Beatriz Camarena
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Medellín
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tovilla-Zárate
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / Q000235:genetics*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A