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Common genes contribute to depressive symptoms and heart rate variability: the Twins Heart Study.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Feb 2010
Su Shaoyong, Lampert Rachel, Lee Forrester, Bremner J Douglas, Snieder Harold, Jones Linda, Murrah Nancy V, Goldberg Jack, Vaccarino Viola
Abstract excerpt
Depression and reduced heart rate variability (HRV) are predictors of coronary artery disease (CAD), and highly correlated with each other. However, little is known to what extend this correlation can be explained by common genetic components. We examined 198 middle-aged male twins (121 monozygotic and 77 dizygotic) from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry. Current depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck...
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