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Val66Met BDNF polymorphism as a vulnerability factor for inflammation-associated depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Jun 2016
Dooley Larissa N, Ganz Patricia A, Cole Steve W, Crespi Catherine M, Bower Julienne E
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BACKGROUND: Inflammation contributes to the development of depression in a subset of individuals, but risk factors that render certain individuals particularly vulnerable to inflammation-associated depression are undetermined. Drawing from animal studies showing that reduced neuroplasticity mediates effects of inflammation on depression, we hypothesized that individuals genetically predisposed to lower levels of...
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