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Associations of the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism, 5-HTTLPR, and adverse life events with late life depression in the elderly Lithuanian population.
Scientific reports - 9 Aug 2023
Simonyte Sandrita, Grabauskyte Ingrida, Macijauskiene Jurate, Lesauskaite Vita, Lesauskaite Vaiva, Kvaal Kari Sofie, Stewart Robert
Abstract excerpt
Late-life depression (LLD) is a multifactorial disorder, with susceptibility and vulnerability potentially influenced by gene-environment interaction. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism is associated with LLD. The sample of 353 participants aged 65 years and over was randomly selected from the list of Kaunas city inhabitants by Residents' Register Service of Lithuania....
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