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The death(s) of close friends and family moderate genetic influences on symptoms of major depressive disorder in adolescents.
Psychological medicine - 1 Apr 2011
Gheyara S, Klump K L, McGue M, Iacono W G, Burt S A
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BACKGROUND: Prior work has suggested that genetic influences on major depressive disorder (MDD) may be activated by the experience of negative life events. However, it is unclear whether these results persist when controlling for the possibility of confounding active gene-environment correlations (rGE). METHOD: We examined a sample of 1230 adopted and biological siblings between the ages of 10 and 20 years from...
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