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Orbitofrontal cortex volume in late life depression: influence of hyperintense lesions and genetic polymorphisms.
Psychological medicine - 1 Dec 2007
Taylor Warren D, Macfall James R, Payne Martha E, McQuoid Douglas R, Steffens David C, Provenzale James M, Krishnan K Ranga R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) volumetric differences have been reported in depression, but in relatively small samples. Factors associated with these differences are not well described. We examined OFC volumes in a large sample of elderly depressed and non-depressed subjects, exploring the relationship between OFC volume, 5HTTLPR genotype, apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype and hyperintense lesion volume....
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