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Clinical phenotypes of epigenetic biomarker positive versus biomarker negative postpartum depression.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Dec 2026
Wenzel Elizabeth S, Kaminsky Zachary, Pennycuff Kayla, Pangtey Meeta, Payne Jennifer L
Abstract excerpt
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be predicted by biomarkers of 3rd trimester methylation at two estrogen-responsive genes (TTC9B, HP1BP3), but the mechanism(s) by which these epigenetic changes lead to PPD are unknown. We investigated whether clinical characteristics (psychiatric histories, depression onset, stress/anxiety/trauma) differ between those with (BM+) and without (BM-) these biomarkers of PPD risk....
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- Humans
- Female
- Depression, Postpartum
- Biomarkers
- Adult
- Pregnancy
- Epigenesis, Genetic
