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ArticleBrain, behavior, & immunity - health2020

Immune dysregulation in depression: Evidence from genome-wide association.

Justin D Tubbs, Jiahong Ding, Larry Baum, Pak C Sham

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Article in Brain, behavior, & immunity - health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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4 authors.

Justin D TubbsDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Jiahong DingDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Larry BaumDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Pak C ShamDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A strong body of evidence supports a role for immune dysregulation across many psychiatric disorders including depression, the leading cause of global disability. Recent progress in the search for genetic variants associated with depression provides the opportunity to strengthen our current understanding of etiological factors contributing to depression and generate novel hypotheses. Here, we provide an overview of the literature demonstrating a role for immune dysregulation in depression, followed by a detailed discussion of the immune-related genes identified by the most recent genome-wide meta-analysis of depression. These genes represent strong evidence-based targets for future basic and translational research which aims to understand the role of the immune system in depression pathology and identify novel points for therapeutic intervention.

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DepressionGeneticsGWASMood disordersNeurosciencePsychiatry

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PMID34589869
PMCPMC8474691

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