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PreproNPY Pro7 protects against depression despite exposure to environmental risk factors.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Nov 2009
Sjöholm Louise K, Melas Philippe A, Forsell Yvonne, Lavebratt Catharina
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BACKGROUND: There is extensive evidence, from both clinical cases and rodent models, for reduced levels of the widely expressed neuropeptide Y (NPY) in anxiety and depressive disorders. The rare allele of the Leu7Pro polymorphism in the signal peptide of preproNPY has been associated with higher...
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