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Effects of IL1B single nucleotide polymorphisms on depressive and anxiety symptoms are determined by severity and type of life stress.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 Aug 2016
Kovacs David, Eszlari Nora, Petschner Peter, Pap Dorottya, Vas Szilvia, Kovacs Peter, Gonda Xenia, Juhasz Gabriella, Bagdy Gyorgy
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-1β is one of the main mediators in the cross-talk between the immune system and the central nervous system. Higher interleukin-1β levels are found in mood spectrum disorders, and the stress-induced expression rate of the interleukin-1β gene (IL1B) is altered by polymorphisms in the region. Therefore we examined the effects of rs16944 and rs1143643 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the IL1B...
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