DNA methylation in regulatory elements of the FKBP5 and NR3C1 gene in mother-child binomials with depression

DNA methylation in regulatory elements of the FKBP5 and NR3C1 gene in mother-child binomials with depression
J Affect Disord. 2023 Mar 16:S0165-0327(23)00359-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.031. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The FKBP5 and NR3C1 genes play an important role in stress response, thus impacting mental health. Stress factor exposure in early life, such as maternal depression, may contribute to epigenetic modifications in stress response genes, increasing the susceptibility to different psychopathologies. The present study aimed to evaluate the ... read more
Source: PubMedPublished on 2023-03-18By Mariana S Mendonça