Repetitive Suicidal Behaviors in a Case With a New Mutation of Wolfram Syndrome; A Jump From the Gene to The Behavior

Abstract

Wolfram syndrome (WS) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease with variable symptoms including neuropsychiatric manifestations. A 26-year-old man was reported with classic symptoms of WS and repetitive psychiatric hospitalizations and at least 16 suicidal attempts. The genetic study demonstrated a novel homozygous stop-codon mutation on the WFS1 gene. This special type of mutation may be related to repetitive suicidal behaviors in this case of WS. Psychological support should be a routine practice in patients with WS.