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S24-01 - Neuroticism: an Intermediate Phenotype for Major Depression
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 April 2020
Abstract
There is strong evidence for a heritability of major depression as shown by family, twin- and adoption studies. Several studies suggest a heritability for unipolar depression between 35 and 75% which is much lower than the heritability of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. There is no doubt, that major depression is not caused by any single gene but it is a disease with complex genetic features. Furthermore, some subtypes, as early-onset or recurrent depression may have a higher heritability than other forms of depression. Neuroticism as an intermediate phenotype of MDD, which is a trait that reflects a tendency toward negative mood states, and has been linked to internalizing depressive conditions. For these reasons Dan Rujescu will present genome-wide and candidate gene studies, demonstrating a genetic approach for discovering potentially important pathogenic pathways for which clinically powerful (bio)markers may eventually be developed. He will discuss neuroticism as an intermediate phenotype of MDD, which is a trait that reflects a tendency toward negative mood states and has been linked to internalizing depressive conditions.
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- Epigenetic, Genetic, and Molecular Substrates Underpinning Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
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