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Role of shared genetic and environmental factors in symptoms of depression and body composition.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Feb 2009
Choy Wing Chi, López-León Sandra, Aulchenko Yurii S, Mackenbach Johan P, Oostra Ben A, van Duijn Cornelia M, Janssens A Cecile J W
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BACKGROUND: Both obesity and lean mass have been correlated with symptoms of depression. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contribution of genetic and environmental factors in the co-occurrence of obesity and lean mass with symptoms of depression. METHODS: Individuals were 2383 participants of the Erasmus Rucphen Family study. Symptoms of depression were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression...
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