Article
A genetic risk factor for major depression and suicidal ideation is mitigated by physical activity.
Psychiatry research - 1 Mar 2017
Taylor Marcus K, Beckerley Shiloh E, Henniger Nicole E, Hernández Lisa M, Larson Gerald E, Granger Douglas A
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated associations of five candidate polymorphisms (Bcl1 [rs41423247], -2C/G [rs2070951], COMT [rs737865], Val66Met [rs6265], and 5HTTLPR [biallelic and triallelic [5HTTLPR/rs25531]) with probable MDD and suicidal ideation (SI), the effects of physical activity on these endpoints, and whether physical activity attenuates genetic risk in military members (N=736). C carriers who were also less physically...
