Shared Genetic Factors of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in a Brazilian Family-Based Cohort, the Baependi Heart Study.

To investigate the phenotypic and genetic overlap between anxiety and depression symptoms in an admixed population from extended family pedigrees. Participants (n = 1,375) were recruited from a cohort of 93 families (mean age±SD 42±16.3, 57% female) in the rural town of Baependi, Brazil. The Hospita...

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Main Authors: Tâmara P Taporoski, André B Negrão, Andréa R V R Horimoto, Nubia E Duarte, Rafael O Alvim, Camila M de Oliveira, José E Krieger, Malcolm von Schantz, Homero Vallada, Alexandre C Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4674092?pdf=render