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Shared genetic factors in the co-occurrence of symptoms of depression and cardiovascular risk factors.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 May 2010
López-León Sandra, Aulchenko Yurii S, Tiemeier Henning, Oostra Ben A, van Duijn Cornelia M, Janssens A Cecile J W
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BACKGROUND: We aim to investigate the extent to which shared genetic and shared environmental factors play a role in the co-occurrence of symptoms of depression and cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: The analyses included 2383 individuals from a genetically isolated population in the Netherlands (mean age 48.7 years (standard deviation 15.1), percentage of women 56.9%). Symptoms of depression were assessed...
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