Interactions Between Life Stressors and Susceptibility Genes (5-HTTLPR and BDNF) on Depression in Korean Elders
Biological PsychiatryPublished 7 May 2007
Jae‐Min Kim, Robert Stewart, Sung‐Wan Kim, Su‐Jin Yang, Il‐Seon Shin, Young-Hoon Kim
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These findings suggest that environmental risk of depression is modified by at least two genes and that gene-environment interactions are found even into old age.
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These findings suggest that environmental risk of depression is modified by at least two genes and that gene-environment interactions are found even into old age.
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