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Interaction between CRHR1 and BDNF genes increases the risk of recurrent major depressive disorder in Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Xiao Zheman, Liu Wanhong, Gao Kai, Wan Qirong, Yang Can, Wang Huiling, Wang Xiaoping, Wang Gaohua, Liu Zhongchun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An important etiological hypothesis about depression is stress has neurotoxic effects that damage the hippocampal cells. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) regulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression through influencing cAMP and Ca2+ signaling pathways during the course. The aim of this study is to examine the single and combined effects of CRH receptor 1 (CRHR1) and BDNF genes in...
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