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Catechol-o-methyltransferase polymorphism and susceptibility to major depressive disorder modulates psychological stress response.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2007
Jabbi Mbemba, Kema Ido P, van der Pompe Gieta, te Meerman Gerard J, Ormel Johan, den Boer Johan A
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OBJECTIVES: The stress response is related to both physiological and psychological factors and is strongly marked by a neuroendocrine component. Genetic factors are believed to underlie individual differences in the degree of stress resilience and thereby contribute in determining susceptibility to stress-related pathologies like major depressive disorder (MDD). Little, however, is known about the genetic...
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