Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies ZNF354C Variants Associated with Depression from Interferon-Based Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C.

The therapeutic use of interferon (IFN) is known to cause depression that frequently interrupts treatment. To identify genetic variants associated with IFN-induced depression, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 224 Japanese chronic hepatitis C patients receiving IFN-based therapy...

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Main Authors: Kayoko Matsunami, Nao Nishida, Naoko Kaneko, Kazuho Ikeo, Licht Toyo-Oka, Hiroshi Takeuchi, Kentaro Matsuura, Akihiro Tamori, Hideyuki Nomura, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Masatoshi Imamura, Naohiko Masaki, Tatsuro Hayakawa, Tatsuya Ide, Noritomo Shimada, Fusao Ikeda, Keisuke Hino, Shuhei Nishiguchi, Chiaki Okuse, Shunsuke Nojiri, Kazunobu Sawamoto, Katsushi Tokunaga, Takashi Joh, Yasuhito Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5056723?pdf=render