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Epigenetic mechanisms of stress and depression.
Psychiatria polska - 31 Dec 2019
Chmielewska Natalia, Szyndler Janusz, Maciejak Piotr, Płaźnik Adam
Abstract excerpt
The etiopathogenesis of mood disorders is not fully understood. Among different possible causes, the involvement of genetic factors is taken into account. The manifestation of clinical symptoms cannot be assigned to a single gene mutation, thus the epigenetic association in the origin of those illnesses is suggested. The epigenetic regulation of gene expression, evoked by environmental stimuli rests upon...
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