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Common genetic liability to major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in men.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Jan 2008
Koenen Karestan C, Fu Qiang J, Ertel Karen, Lyons Michael J, Eisen Seth A, True William R, Goldberg Jack, Tsuang Ming T
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BACKGROUND: Major depression (MD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are highly comorbid. The degree to which a common genetic liability explains the etiology of the MD-PTSD association has not been quantified and has important implications for research and prevention. METHODS: This paper presents an analysis of data from 6744 members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry. MD and PTSD were assessed using the...
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