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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Beta Thalassemia Minor as a Risk Factor for Suicide and Violence: A Failure to Replicate

  AUTHORS: Alireza Fotouhi Ghiam, Alireza Hashemi, Mohammad Reza Bordbar, Mehran Karimi

  KEYWORDS: Thalassemia Minor, Aggression, Suicide

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.1 No.1, April 29, 2010

  ABSTRACT: The aim of present study was to evaluate the association of thalassemia minor with suicide, impulsivity and ag-gression. The study group consisted of 293 suicidal subjects, 300 violent criminals and 300 control subjects. Thalas-semia trait was slightly more common in criminals (7.3%) than in controls (6.67%), this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.75). Similarly, carrier trait was observed more in suicidal subjects (8.87%) though this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.3). Despite a plausible biological hypothesis, our study results do not support that thalassemia minor could be a risk factor for suicidal, impulsivity and aggressive behaviors.