MK4MDD

Study Report

Reference
CitationPae, 2004 PubMed
Full InfoPae, C.U., Yu, H.S., Kim, T.S., Lee, C.U., Lee, S.J., Jun, T.Y., Lee, C., Serretti, A. and Paik, I.H. (2004) Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP1) promoter -2518 polymorphism may confer a susceptibility to major depressive disorder in the Korean population. Psychiatry Res, 127, 279-281.

Study
Hypothesis or Background We conducted a case-control association study of the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP1) gene -2518 polymorphism in 90 patients with major depressive disorder.
Sample Information90 patients with major depressive disorder
Method DetailGenotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction methods.
Method Keywordsgenotyping
ResultWe found significant differences in genotype and allele frequencies.
ConclusionsThe present study suggests that this polymorphism may confer a susceptibility to major depressive disorder in the Korean population.

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