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Genome-wide association scan of trait depression.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Nov 2010
Terracciano Antonio, Tanaka Toshiko, Sutin Angelina R, Sanna Serena, Deiana Barbara, Lai Sandra, Uda Manuela, Schlessinger David, Abecasis Gonçalo R, Ferrucci Luigi, Costa Paul T
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BACKGROUND: Independent of temporal circumstances, some individuals have greater susceptibility to depressive affects, such as feelings of guilt, sadness, hopelessness, and loneliness. Identifying the genetic variants that contribute to these individual differences can point to biological pathways etiologically involved in psychiatric disorders. METHODS: Genome-wide association scans for the depression scale of...
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