Alzheimer's disease risk factor complement receptor 1 is associated with depression

Gillian Hamilton, Kathryn Evans, Donald J MacIntyre, Ian Deary, A. Dominiczak, Blair H. Smith, Andrew Morris, David Porteous, Pippa Thomson

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Variation in the complement receptor 1 gene (CR1) has been identified in recent genome-wide association studies as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Here, we show that two Alzheimer's disease-associated CR1 variants, rs6656401 and rs3818361, are associated with major recurrent depression in females in a population-based cohort using individuals from the Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6-9
Number of pages4
JournalNeuroscience Letters
Volume510
Issue number1
Early online date8 Jan 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Feb 2012

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Association study
  • Major recurrent depression
  • Complement receptor 1
  • Alzheimer's disease

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