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Protective effect of CRHR1 gene variants on the development of adult depression following childhood maltreatment: replication and extension.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Sept 2009
Polanczyk Guilherme, Caspi Avshalom, Williams Benjamin, Price Thomas S, Danese Andrea, Sugden Karen, Uher Rudolf, Poulton Richie, Moffitt Terrie E
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CONTEXT: A previous study reported a gene x environment interaction in which a haplotype in the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 gene (CRHR1) was associated with protection against adult depressive symptoms in individuals who were maltreated as children (as assessed by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire [CTQ]). OBJECTIVE: To replicate the interaction between childhood maltreatment and a TAT haplotype...
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