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Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression
Researchers analyzed DNA from nearly 200,000 people, finding females carry about 13,000 genetic markers for depression, almost double the number found in males.
- A study found that females have a higher genetic risk of depression than males, identifying around 13,000 DNA changes that could cause depression in females but only around 7,000 in both sexes.
- The findings highlight sex-specific genetic influences on depression and could pave the way for more targeted treatments.
- The global study analyzed DNA from hundreds of thousands of people with and without depression, including around 130,000 females and 65,000 males with depression.
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Females are reported to have nearly twice as many depression-related genetic markers as men.
·Paris, France
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For a long time it has been known that depression is more common in women than in men - but the biological causes for it have so far been unclear. Researchers in Australia have now found out what it is all about.[more]]>
·Hamburg, Germany
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The genes make a difference: women get the diagnosis of clinical depression more often than men. A new examination now shows a possible cause.
·Germany
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New study finds women more likely to have depression than men due to genetics
A new study has found females are genetically more likely to be affected by depression than males. In the largest study of its kind, Australian researchers hope this will help lay the groundwork for how to better treat mental illness.
·Sydney, Australia
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