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C-reactive protein gene variants: independent association with late-life depression and circulating protein levels.
Translational psychiatry - 20 Jan 2015
Ancelin M-L, Farré A, Carrière I, Ritchie K, Chaudieu I, Ryan J
Abstract excerpt
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a heritable biomarker of systemic inflammation that is commonly elevated in depressed patients. Variants in the CRP gene that influence protein levels could thus be associated with depression but this has seldom been examined, especially in the elderly. Depression was assessed in 990 people aged at least 65 years as part of the ESPRIT study. A clinical level of depression (DEP) was...
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