Depression Genetics
Reports outline depression genetics research from University of California, Department of Psychology
Published in Genetics and Environmental Business Week, November 23rd, 2006
Researchers detail in "Early family environment, current adversity, the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism, and depressive symptomatology," new data in depression. According to a study from the United States, "Mixed evidence has suggested that homozygous carriers of the short allele (s/s) of the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) may be at increased risk for depression, if they have also been exposed to early or current adversity/stress. We address this debate by examining the relation of a stressful early family environment, recent adversity/stress, and the 5-HTTLPR to depressive symptomatology in a normal sample."
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