Genetic Variants in the Genes of the Stress Hormone Signalling Pathway and Depressive Symptoms during and after Pregnancy

Purpose. The aim of this study was to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes of the stress hormone signaling pathway, specifically FKBP5, NR3C1, and CRHR1, are associated with depressive symptoms during and after pregnancy. Methods. The Franconian Maternal Health Evaluat...

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Main Authors: Michael Schneider, Anne Engel, Peter A. Fasching, Lothar Häberle, Elisabeth B. Binder, Franziska Voigt, Jennifer Grimm, Florian Faschingbauer, Anna Eichler, Ulf Dammer, Dirk Rebhan, Manuela Amann, Eva Raabe, Tamme W. Goecke, Carina Quast, Matthias W. Beckmann, Johannes Kornhuber, Anna Seifert, Stefanie Burghaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/469278