Genes play a small but real role in why some people might be at higher risk for suicide attempts or death by suicide, with about 6.7% of that risk linked to common genetic differences.

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Genome-wide association studies identify 77 loci for suicidality and provide novel biological insights

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The study looked at genes linked to suicidal behavior and found that genetics can explain up to 6.7% of the risk, which matches what the claim says.

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Genome-wide association studies identify 77 loci for suicidality and provide novel biological insights

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DOI: 10.1101/2025.10.22.25338076

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A genetic score that adds up many small risks can slightly predict who might be more likely to experience suicidal behavior — people with the highest scores are about 1.4 times more likely than average to be affected, though it only explains a tiny part of the overall risk.

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Suicidal thoughts and actions are closely linked in our genes, but not completely — meaning while they share a lot of genetic risk, there are also different biological reasons why some people go from thinking about suicide to acting on it.

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