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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-5-HTTLPR gene interactions and environmental modifiers of depression in children.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Apr 2006
Kaufman Joan, Yang Bao-Zhu, Douglas-Palumberi Heather, Grasso Damion, Lipschitz Deborah, Houshyar Shadi, Krystal John H, Gelernter Joel
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BACKGROUND: Child abuse and genotype interact to contribute to risk for depression in children. This study examined gene-by-gene and gene-by-environment interactions. METHODS: The study included 196 children: 109 maltreated and 87 nonmaltreated comparison subjects. Measures of psychiatric symptomatology and social supports were obtained using standard research instruments, and serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR)...
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