Using a cognitive endophenotype to identify risk genes for depression.
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چکیده
We theorized the cognitive vulnerability factor featured in hopelessness theory [2] to be a novel endophenotype for depression. We investigated two possible genetic contributors to individual differences in cognitive vulnerability (and, in turn, depression): the BDNF gene and the COMT gene. Results showed that individuals (n=95) with the BDNF Val(66) genotype had significantly greater levels of cognitive vulnerability than individuals with a BDNF Met(66) genotype. In addition, among individuals with high levels of cognitive vulnerability, those with the Val(66) genotype were significantly more likely than participants with a Met(66) genotype to experience increases in depressive symptoms when faced with increased stress. The COMT gene was not associated with cognitive vulnerability or risk for depression. Results support the use of the cognitive vulnerability factor featured in hopelessness theory as an endophenotype associated with depression as well as the role of the BDNF gene in a cognitive subtype of depression.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuroscience letters
دوره 510 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012