Association of SLC6A4 methylation with early adversity, characteristics and outcomes in depression

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-28

  Kang, Hee Ju ^a   Kim, Jae Min ^a   Stewart, Robert ^b   Kim, Seon Young ^a   Bae, Kyung Yeol ^a   Kim, Sung Wan ^a   Shin, Il Seon ^a   Shin, Myung Geun ^a   Yoon, Jin Sang ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood adversity; Depression; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; SLC6A4

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; MIRTAZAPINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIGENETICS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE HISTORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL FUNCTIONING ASSESSMENT SCALE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 12; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE-ABBREVIATED FORM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873918555     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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