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SUBMITTER: Ryan J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3623726 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ryan Joanne J Scali Jacqueline J Carrière Isabelle I Peres Karine K Rouaud Olivier O Scarabin Pierre-Yves PY Ritchie Karen K Ancelin Marie-Laure ML
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science 20110801 2
<h4>Background</h4>Evidence suggests a role for oestrogen in depression but the involvement of oestrogen receptor polymorphisms remains unknown.<h4>Aims</h4>To determine the association between oestrogen receptor polymorphisms and late-life depression and the modifying effect of hormone treatment.<h4>Method</h4>Depression was assessed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, according to DSM-IV criteria and the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Scale. The association ...[more]