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Polymorphisms in inflammation-related genes are associated with susceptibility to major depression and antidepressant response.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Aug 2008
Wong M-L, Dong C, Maestre-Mesa J, Licinio J
Abstract excerpt
There are clinical parallels between the nature and course of depressive symptoms in major depressive disorder (MDD) and those of inflammatory disorders. However, the characterization of a possible immune system dysregulation in MDD has been challenging. Emerging data support the role of T-cell dysfunction. Here we report the association of MDD and antidepressant response to genes important in the modulation of...
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