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Serotonin transporter polymorphism predicts waking cortisol in young girls.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jun 2009
Chen Michael C, Joormann Jutta, Hallmayer Joachim, Gotlib Ian H
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent and costly of all psychiatric disorders. The hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA)-axis, which regulates the hormonal response to stress, has been found to be disrupted in depression. HPA dysregulation may represent an important risk factor for depression. To examine a possible genetic underpinning of this risk factor without the confound of current or...
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