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PER2 variantion is associated with depression vulnerability.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Mar 2010
Lavebratt Catharina, Sjöholm Louise K, Partonen Timo, Schalling Martin, Forsell Yvonne
Abstract excerpt
The circadian clock is driven by transcription-translation feedback loops and regulates rhythms that approximate the 24-hr day-night cycle or light-dark transitions. Disruptions of the circadian rhythms are common in depressed patients, expressed for example as sleep disturbances. Genetic variations in core circadian genes may in part explain these abnormalities. To investigate whether genetic variation in core...
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