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Childhood adversity interacts separately with 5-HTTLPR and BDNF to predict lifetime depression diagnosis.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Jul 2011
Carver Charles S, Johnson Sheri L, Joormann Jutta, Lemoult Joelle, Cuccaro Michael L
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) val66met polymorphism have both been linked to depression symptoms and to depression diagnosis (MDD) in interaction with adversity; there have also been failures to find the effects. We reexamined both interactions for lifetime MDD in a college sample. Lifetime MDD was diagnosed by Structured Clinical Interview for...
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