A Brain-Based Endophenotype for Major Depressive Disorder
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A brain-based endophenotype for major depressive disorder.
We have identified a brain-based endophenotype for major depressive disorder (MDD) that includes thinning of the cortex of the lateral aspect of the right hemisphere and the medial aspect of the left, as well as bilateral hypoplasia of frontal and parietal white matter. The endophenotype status of these abnormalities is supported by their presence in a multigenerational cohort of persons who th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annual Review of Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0066-4219,1545-326X
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-010510-095632