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FKBP5 polymorphism is associated with major depression but not with bipolar disorder.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Aug 2014
Szczepankiewicz Aleksandra, Leszczyńska-Rodziewicz Anna, Pawlak Joanna, Narozna Beata, Rajewska-Rager Aleksandra, Wilkosc Monika, Zaremba Dorota, Maciukiewicz Malgorzata, Twarowska-Hauser Joanna
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BACKGROUND: Altered activity of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal glands (HPA) axis in response to stress underlies the pathogenesis of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. Chaperone proteins regulate sensitivity of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) to steroids. We hypothesized that genetic variants within the FKBP5 - gene encoding co-chaperone protein essential in GR signaling - may influence the...
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