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Serotonergic and BDNF genes and risk of depression after stroke.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Feb 2012
Kim Jae-Min, Stewart Robert, Bae Kyung-Yeol, Kim Sung-Wan, Kang Hee-Ju, Shin Il-Seon, Kim Joon-Tae, Park Man-Seok, Kim Myung-Kyu, Park Sung-Woo, Kim Young-Hoon, Kim Jong-Keun, Cho Ki-Hyun, Yoon Jin-Sang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms of serotonin transporter (5-HTT) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) have been investigated as candidate genes for post-stroke depression (PSD). Serotonin 2a receptor (5-HTR2a) genes have not been yet investigated in PSD. This study aimed to investigate whether the 5-HTT, 5-HTR2a, and BDNF genes are associated with PSD independently and/or interactively in a Korean sample with...
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