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Molecular analyses of circadian gene variants reveal sex-dependent links between depression and clocks.
Translational psychiatry - 1 Mar 2016
Shi S-q, White M J, Borsetti H M, Pendergast J S, Hida A, Ciarleglio C M, de Verteuil P A, Cadar A G, Cala C, McMahon D G, Shelton R C, Williams S M, Johnson C H
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An extensive literature links circadian irregularities and/or sleep abnormalities to mood disorders. Despite the strong genetic component underlying many mood disorders, however, previous genetic associations between circadian clock gene variants and major depressive disorder (MDD) have been weak. We applied a combined molecular/functional and genetic association approach to circadian gene polymorphisms in...
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