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Thyroid hormone transporter genes and grey matter changes in patients with major depressive disorder and healthy controls.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jul 2011
Dixson Luanna, Ridler Khanum, Nichols Thomas E, Saemann Philipp G, Auer Dorothee P, Holsboer Florian, Muglia Pierandrea, Matthews Paul M, Inkster Becky
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OBJECTIVE: Several studies have established links between thyroid gland dysfunction and mood disorders, in particular major depressive disorder (MDD). Preliminary evidence also suggests that thyroid hormone gene variants influence grey matter (GM) volume, which is reportedly altered in patients with MDD. This study tested for associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in two thyroid hormone...
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