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SUBMITTER: McCaffery JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2660383 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McCaffery Jeanne M JM Duan Qing Ling QL Frasure-Smith Nancy N Barhdadi Amina A Lespérance Francois F Théroux Pierre P Rouleau Guy A GA Dubé Marie-Pierre MP
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics 20090401 3
Numerous studies suggest that the prevalence of depression is greater among cardiac patients than in the general population. However, little attention has been paid to the possibility of genetic contributions to depressive symptoms in cardiac patients. We conducted a candidate gene study focusing on genes related to inflammation, platelet aggregation, endothelial function and omega-3 fatty acid metabolism as predictors of depressive symptoms among 977 participants with established cardiovascular ...[more]