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Association of CLOCK, ARNTL, and NPAS2 gene polymorphisms and seasonal variations in mood and behavior.
Chronobiology international - 1 Jan 2015
Kim Hae-In, Lee Heon-Jeong, Cho Chul-Hyun, Kang Seung-Gul, Yoon Ho-Kyoung, Park Young-Min, Lee Seung-Hwan, Moon Joung-Ho, Song Hye-Min, Lee Eunil, Kim Leen
Abstract excerpt
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a condition of seasonal mood changes characterized by recurrent depression in autumn or winter that spontaneously remits in spring or summer. Evidence has suggested that circadian gene variants contribute to the pathogenesis of SAD. In this study, we investigated polymorphisms in the CLOCK, ARNTL, and NPAS2 genes in relation to seasonal variation in 507 healthy young adults....
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