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OXTR polymorphism in depression and completed suicide-A study on a large population sample.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Mar 2017
Wasilewska Krystyna, Pawlak Aleksandra, Kostrzewa Grażyna, Sobczyk-Kopcioł Agnieszka, Kaczorowska Aleksandra, Badowski Jarosław, Brzozowska Małgorzata, Drygas Wojciech, Piwoński Jerzy, Bielecki Wojciech, Płoski Rafał
Abstract excerpt
In the light of contradictory results concerning OXTR polymorphism rs53576 and depression, we decided to verify the potential association between the two on 1) a large, ethnically homogenous sample of 1185 individuals who completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), as well as on 2) a sample of 763 suicide victims. In the population sample, AA males showed significantly lower BDI scores (p=0.005, pcor=0.030)....
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