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Effect of polygenic risk scores on depression in childhood trauma.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Aug 2014
Peyrot Wouter J, Milaneschi Yuri, Abdellaoui Abdel, Sullivan Patrick F, Hottenga Jouke J, Boomsma Dorret I, Penninx Brenda W J H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Research on gene × environment interaction in major depressive disorder (MDD) has thus far primarily focused on candidate genes, although genetic effects are known to be polygenic. AIMS: To test whether the effect of polygenic risk scores on MDD is moderated by childhood trauma. METHOD: The study sample consisted of 1645 participants with a DSM-IV diagnosis of MDD and 340 screened controls from The...
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