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The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism modulates the influence on environmental stressors on peripartum depression symptoms.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Feb 2012
Mehta Divya, Quast Carina, Fasching Peter A, Seifert Anna, Voigt Franziska, Beckmann Matthias W, Faschingbauer Florian, Burger Pascal, Ekici Arif B, Kornhuber Johannes, Binder Elisabeth B, Goecke Tamme W
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BACKGROUND: Maternal depression during the peripartum period has an incidence of about 13%. Individuals with specific genetic predispositions are more vulnerable to stressful life events suggesting that exploration of gene-environmental pathways might facilitate the identification of risk factors for peripartum depression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of stressful life events in combination...
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