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Alzheimer's disease risk factor complement receptor 1 is associated with depression.
Neuroscience letters - 21 Feb 2012
Hamilton Gillian, Evans Kathryn L, Macintyre Donald J, Deary Ian J, Dominiczak Anna, Smith Blair H, Morris Andrew D, Porteous David J, Thomson Pippa A
Abstract excerpt
Variation in the complement receptor 1 gene (CR1) has been identified in recent genome-wide association studies as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Here, we show that two Alzheimer's disease-associated CR1 variants, rs6656401 and rs3818361, are associated with major recurrent depression in females in a population-based cohort using individuals from the Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study.
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