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Mineralocorticoid receptor haplotypes sex-dependently moderate depression susceptibility following childhood maltreatment.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Apr 2015
Vinkers Christiaan H, Joëls Marian, Milaneschi Yuri, Gerritsen Lotte, Kahn René S, Penninx Brenda W J H, Boks Marco P M
Abstract excerpt
The MR is an important regulator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and a prime target for corticosteroids. There is increasing evidence from both clinical and preclinical studies that the MR has different effects on behavior and mood in males and females. To investigate the hypothesis that the MR sex-dependently influences the relation between childhood maltreatment and depression, we investigated...
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