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Brain galanin system genes interact with life stresses in depression-related phenotypes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Apr 2014
Juhasz Gabriella, Hullam Gabor, Eszlari Nora, Gonda Xenia, Antal Peter, Anderson Ian Muir, Hökfelt Tomas G M, Deakin J F William, Bagdy Gyorgy
Abstract excerpt
Galanin is a stress-inducible neuropeptide and cotransmitter in serotonin and norepinephrine neurons with a possible role in stress-related disorders. Here we report that variants in genes for galanin (GAL) and its receptors (GALR1, GALR2, GALR3), despite their disparate genomic loci, conferred increased risk of depression and anxiety in people who experienced childhood adversity or recent negative life events in...
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