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SUBMITTER: Wang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6111223 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Shiliang S Zhong Hua H Lu Meijuan M Song Guohua G Zhang Xiaomei X Lin Min M Yang Shengliang S Qian Mincai M
Psychiatry investigation 20180727 8
<h4>Objective</h4>The pathogenesis of depression is not fully understood yet, but studies have suggested higher circulating C reactive protein (CRP) level might relate to depression occurrence. However, due to high variability of patients' individual condition, the results to date are inconsistent. Considering CRP single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) could also regulate plasma CRP levels, in the present study, we hypothesized that inherited CRP allelic variations may co-vary with depressive sy ...[more]