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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) gene: Impact on emotional processing and treatment response in anxious depression.
European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 May 2010
Domschke Katharina, Dannlowski Udo, Hohoff Christa, Ohrmann Patricia, Bauer Jochen, Kugel Harald, Zwanzger Peter, Heindel Walter, Deckert Jürgen, Arolt Volker, Suslow Thomas, Baune Bernhard T
Abstract excerpt
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been found to play a role in the pathomechanism of both anxiety and depression. Thus, NPY is a promising candidate in the investigation of the clinical phenotype of "anxious depression". Five NPY gene variants were investigated for an influence on antidepressant treatment response in a sample of 256 patients with depression. Additionally, NPY gene impact on amygdala activation during...
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