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We've never been closer to accurately assessing whether an individual is more susceptible to developing major depressive disorder due to their biology, with 293 newly identified gene variants found to play a role in ramping up the risk factor | That's 42% more than was previously known.
We've never been closer to accurately assessing whether an individual is more susceptible to developing major depressive disorder due to their biology, with 293 newly identified gene variants found to play a role in ramping up the risk factor. That's 42% more than was previously known.
We've never been closer to accurately assessing whether an individual is more susceptible to developing major depressive disorder due to their biology, with 293 newly identified gene variants found to play a role in ramping up the risk factor. A massive trans-ancestry genome-wide association study (GWAS) looked at the genetic makeup of 688,808 individuals with depression and 4,364,225 people in the control group and identified, in total, 697 variants across 635 gene loci linked to the disorder. What's more, identifying these variants and understanding their role in depression – as well as ADHD and anxiety disorders – can help reduce stigma and misdiagnosis when it comes to mental and neurodevelopmental conditions, expediting more effective drug and behavioral treatment.
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