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Serotonin receptor 2A gene and the influence of childhood maternal nurturance on adulthood depressive symptoms.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Mar 2007
Jokela Markus, Keltikangas-Järvinen Liisa, Kivimäki Mika, Puttonen Sampsa, Elovainio Marko, Rontu Riikka, Lehtimäki Terho
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BACKGROUND: Gene-environment interactions are assumed to be involved in the development of depression. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the serotonin receptor 2A (HTR2A) gene moderates the association between childhood maternal nurturance and depressive symptoms in adulthood. DESIGN: A 21-year, prospective, longitudinal study with 2 measurements of the independent and dependent variables. SETTING: A...
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