Article
5-HTTLPR genotype, asthma, diabetes and late-life depression in an older French population.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Oct 2015
Omari-Asor Lorraine, Stewart Robert, Artero Sylvaine, Ritchie Karen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Associations between environmental risk factors and depression have been reported to be stronger in people with the S allele of the S/L polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene-linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR); however, most studies have focused on adverse life events as a general exposure, and interactions with physical disorders have been less investigated. We therefore investigated...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- Asthma
- Depressive Disorder
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Female
- France
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Life Change Events
