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The impact of GPX1 on the association of groundwater selenium and depression: a Project FRONTIER study.
BMC psychiatry - 4 Jan 2013
Johnson Leigh A, Phillips Jack A, Mauer Cortney, Edwards Melissa, Balldin Valerie Hobson, Hall James R, Barber Robert, Conger Tori L, Ho Eric J, O'Bryant Sid E
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BACKGROUND: Prior animal model and human-based studies have linked selenium concentrations to decreased risk for depression; however, this work has not focused on household groundwater levels or specific depressive symptoms. The current study evaluated the link between groundwater selenium levels and depression. We also sought to determine if a functional polymorphism in the glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) gene...
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