Researchers discover possible link between depression and gene
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Psychiatric patients who refuse to let major depressive disorder take control of their lives can buy Canadian Effexor to help them fight their disease. Researchers are continuing to get a better grasp on this condition. One recent study discovered a possible association between a single gene and depression, a major step in light of the fact that such relationships have been difficult to find, the scientists said.
Past studies have linked depression to physical alterations in the brain. A team of researches conducted an experiment that attempted to link these changes, psychological symptoms and genes together. They enrolled more than 1,100 individuals and performed diagnostic interviews, behavioral assessments, brain imaging and genetic testing.
Altogether, the various tests suggested that the gene RNF123 may be involved in the development of major depressive disorder. RNF123 had never been tied directly to the disease, but had been shown to affect a part of the brain known as the hippocampus in depressed individuals, as published in Biological Psychiatry.
"We still have more work before we truly believe this is a home-run gene, but we've got a really good candidate. Even that has been tough to do in depression," said researcher David Glahn of Yale University.
In any given year, about 6.7 percent of American adults will experience a bout of depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
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