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Association of premenstrual/menstrual symptoms with perinatal depression and a polymorphic repeat in the polyglutamine tract of the retinoic acid induced 1 gene.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Jun 2014
Tan Ene-Choo, Tan Hui-San, Chua Tze-Ern, Lee Theresa, Ng Jasmine, Ch'ng Ying-Chia, Choo Chih-Huei, Chen Helen Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Depression during pregnancy or after childbirth is the most frequent perinatal illness affecting women. We investigated the length distribution of a trinucleotide repeat in RAI1, which has not been studied in perinatal depression or in the Chinese population. METHODS: Cases (n=139) with confirmed diagnosis of clinical (major) depression related to pregnancy/postpartum were recruited from the...
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