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Genetic segregation analysis of recurrent, early-onset major depression: evidence for single major locus transmission.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Mar 2002
Maher Brion S, Marazita Mary L, Zubenko Wendy N, Spiker Duane G, Giles Donna E, Kaplan Barry B, Zubenko George S
Abstract excerpt
Coordinated efforts are now underway to identify susceptibility genes for unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) and related disorders. These studies have focused on recurrent, early-onset MDD (RE-MDD), thought to be the most familial form of this disorder. The goal of this study was to conduct a complex segregation analysis of recurrent MDD and other major mood disorders aggregating in families identified by...
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