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A test for common genetic and environmental vulnerability to depression and diabetes.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Apr 2011
Scherrer Jeffrey F, Xian Hong, Lustman Patrick J, Franz Carol E, McCaffery Jeanne, Lyons Michael J, Jacobson Kristen C, Kremen William S
Abstract excerpt
Molecular genetic research has provided some evidence for the association between depression and metabolic disorders. We sought to determine if molecular findings are reflected in twin analyses testing if common genetic and environmental risk factors contribute to the co-occurrence of diabetes and depression. Data to derive depression and diabetes were collected from 1,237 male-male twins who participated in the...
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