Article
Shared Genetic Factors of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in a Brazilian Family-Based Cohort, the Baependi Heart Study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Taporoski Tâmara P, Negrão André B, Horimoto Andréa R V R, Duarte Nubia E, Alvim Rafael O, de Oliveira Camila M, Krieger José E, Schantz Malcolm von, Vallada Homero, Pereira Alexandre C
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the phenotypic and genetic overlap between anxiety and depression symptoms in an admixed population from extended family pedigrees. Participants (n = 1,375) were recruited from a cohort of 93 families (mean age±SD 42±16.3, 57% female) in the rural town of Baependi, Brazil. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to assess depression and anxiety symptoms. Heritability estimates...
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