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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene variants are associated with both cortisol secretion and late-life depression.
Translational psychiatry - 5 Nov 2013
Ancelin M L, Carrière I, Scali J, Ritchie K, Chaudieu I, Ryan J
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is assumed to influence the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis, which shows hyperactivity in depressed patients. ACE could thus be a promising candidate gene for late-life depression but this has not been examined previously. Depression was assessed in 1005 persons aged at least 65 years, at baseline and over the 10-year follow-up. A clinical level...
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