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The habenular volume and PDE7A allelic polymorphism in major depressive disorder: preliminary findings.
The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry - 1 Mar 2023
Aftanas Lyubomir I, Filimonova Elena A, Anisimenko Maksim S, Berdyugina Darya A, Rezakova Maria V, Simutkin German G, Bokhan Nikolay A, Ivanova Svetlana A, Danilenko Konstantin V, Lipina Tatiana V
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OBJECTIVES: The habenula is a brain structure implicated in depression, yet with unknown molecular mechanisms. Several phosphodiesterases (PDEs) have been associated with a risk of depression. Although the role of PDE7A in the brain is unknown, it has enriched expression in the medial habenula, suggesting that it may play a role in depression. METHODS: We analysed: (1) habenula volume assessed by 3-T magnetic...
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