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Association of X-box binding protein 1 ( XBP1) genotype with morning cortisol and 1-year clinical course after a major depressive episode.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Mar 2009
Grunebaum Michael F, Galfalvy Hanga C, Huang Yung-yu, Cooper Thomas B, Burke Ainsley K, Agnello Melissa, Oquendo Maria A, Mann J John
Abstract excerpt
Brain diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's involve the cellular 'unfolded protein' (UPR) stress response. Psychiatric illnesses such as depressive disorders are thought to involve brain stress-response pathways. The XBP1 gene encodes a key transcription factor in the UPR stress response and therefore could be involved in the pathophysiology of depressive disorders. A functional polymorphism (-116C-->G)...
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