Genetics: Dynamic Cellular Aging Markers Associated with Major Depression.

Author: Hovatta I1.
Affiliation:
1Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: iiris.hovatta@helsinki.fi.
Conference/Journal: Curr Biol
Date published: 2015 May 18
Other: Volume ID: 25 , Issue ID: 10 , Pages: R409-R411 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.03.036 , Word Count: 46


Psychiatric diseases are associated with an increased rate of somatic age-related illness. A new study sheds light on putative mediating cellular mechanisms by linking increased mitochondrial DNA copy number and decreased telomere length to childhood stress and major depression.
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PMID: 25989078

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