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BDNF promoter methylation and genetic variation in late-life depression.
Translational psychiatry - 18 Aug 2015
Januar V, Ancelin M-L, Ritchie K, Saffery R, Ryan J
Abstract excerpt
The regulation of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is important for depression pathophysiology and epigenetic regulation of the BDNF gene may be involved. This study investigated whether BDNF methylation is a marker of depression. One thousand and twenty-four participants were recruited as part of a longitudinal study of psychiatric disorders in general population elderly (age ⩾ 65). Clinical levels...
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