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Is FKBP5 a genetic marker of affective psychosis? A case control study and analysis of disease related traits.
BMC psychiatry - 2 Nov 2006
Gawlik Micha, Moller-Ehrlich Kerstin, Mende Meinhard, Jovnerovski Michael, Jung Sven, Jabs Burkhard, Knapp Michael, Stoeber Gerald
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BACKGROUND: A dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been proposed as an important pathogenic factor in depression. Genetic variants of FKBP5, a protein of the HPA system modulating the glucocorticoid receptor, have been reported to be genetically associated with improved response to medical treatment and an increase of depressive episodes. METHODS: We examined three single nucleotide...
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