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ArticleCurrent issues in molecular biology2023

DNA Methylation Patterns in Relation to Acute Severity and Duration of Anxiety and Depression.

Eva Vidovič, Sebastian Pelikan, Marija Atanasova, Katarina Kouter, Indre Pileckyte, Aleš Oblak, Brigita Novak Šarotar, Alja Videtič Paska, Jurij Bon

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Article in Current issues in molecular biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. DNA hypomethylation of theFrontiers in neurology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eva VidovičUniversity Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, 1260 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0009-0001-2904-4539
Sebastian PelikanUniversity Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, 1260 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Marija AtanasovaFaculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Katarina KouterInstitute for Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-1051-959X
Indre PileckyteCenter for Brain and Cognition, Pompeu Fabra University, 08018 Barcelona, Spain.
Aleš OblakUniversity Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, 1260 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-1257-0399
Brigita Novak ŠarotarUniversity Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, 1260 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Alja Videtič PaskaInstitute for Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-1182-5417
Jurij BonUniversity Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, 1260 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-5303-2044
University of Ljubljana · SIUniversity Psychiatric Hospital · SIUniversitat Pompeu Fabra · ES

Funding

Slovenian Research Agency P5-0110, P1-0390, J3-1763
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression and anxiety are common mental disorders that often occur together. Stress is an important risk factor for both disorders, affecting pathophysiological processes through epigenetic changes that mediate gene-environment interactions. In this study, we explored two proposed models about the dynamic nature of DNA methylation in anxiety and depression: a stable change, in which DNA methylation accumulates over time as a function of the duration of clinical symptoms of anxiety and depression, or a flexible change, in which DNA methylation correlates with the acute severity of clinical symptoms. Symptom severity was assessed using clinical questionnaires for anxiety and depression (BDI-II, IDS-C, and HAM-A), and the current episode and the total lifetime symptom duration was obtained from patients' medical records. Peripheral blood DNA methylation levels were determined for the

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anxietyBDNFcandidate genesCOMTdepressionDNA methylationepigeneticsSLC6A4

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PMID37754245
PMCPMC10527760
OpenAlexW4386484077

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