Search Results - "Hofels, Susanne"
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Unipolar depression and hippocampal volume: Impact of DNA sequence variants of the glucocorticoid receptor gene
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics (05-09-2008)“…Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) plays a major role in regulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical (HPA) system; HPA dysregulation represents the most…”
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Association of amygdala volumes with cortisol secretion in unipolar depressed patients
Published in Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging (31-05-2012)“…Abstract Major depressive disorder (MDD) is accompanied by morphological changes of brain structures which are of great importance in the neural circuitry…”
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Association of major depression with rare functional variants in norepinephrine transporter and serotonin1A receptor genes
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics (05-10-2009)“…Dysregulations of central noradrenergic and serotonergic neurotransmission have been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders…”
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Reduced cardio-respiratory coupling after treatment with nortriptyline in contrast to S-citalopram
Published in Journal of affective disorders (01-12-2010)“…Abstract Objective Major depressive disorder is associated with increased cardiac mortality. A decrease in vagal modulation related to reduced heart rate…”
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The influence of age, gender and socio-economic status on multimorbidity patterns in primary care. First results from the multicare cohort study
Published in BMC health services research (03-04-2012)“…Multimorbidity is a phenomenon with high burden and high prevalence in the elderly. Our previous research has shown that multimorbidity can be divided into the…”
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Evidence for a Relationship Between Genetic Variants at the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Locus and Major Depression
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (15-08-2005)“…Previous genetic studies investigating a possible involvement of variations at the brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene locus in major depressive…”
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The German MultiCare-study: Patterns of multimorbidity in primary health care - protocol of a prospective cohort study
Published in BMC health services research (11-08-2009)“…Multimorbidity is a highly frequent condition in older people, but well designed longitudinal studies on the impact of multimorbidity on patients and the…”
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The power of sample size and homogenous sampling: Association between the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter polymorphism and major depressive disorder
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (01-02-2005)“…Several lines of evidence indicate that abnormalities in the functioning of the central serotonergic system are involved in the pathogenesis of affective…”
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Social inequalities in patient-reported outcomes among older multimorbid patients--results of the MultiCare cohort study
Published in International journal for equity in health (07-02-2015)“…In this article three research questions are addressed: (1) Is there an association between socioeconomic status (SES) and patient-reported outcomes in a…”
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No association of the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor with hippocampal volume in major depression
Published in Psychiatric genetics (01-04-2009)“…Recently, an association of the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor with hippocampal volume in patients with major depression has…”
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Relative impact of multimorbid chronic conditions on health-related quality of life--results from the MultiCare Cohort Study
Published in PloS one (24-06-2013)“…Multimorbidity has a negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQL). Previous studies included only a limited number of conditions. In this study, we…”
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A variant of the neuronal amino acid transporter SLC6A15 is associated with ACTH and cortisol responses and cognitive performance in unipolar depression
Published in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology (01-02-2013)“…Major depressive disorder (MDD) is accompanied by both cognitive impairments and a hyperactivity of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical (HPA) system,…”
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DNA sequence variants of the FKBP5 gene are associated with unipolar depression
Published in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology (01-06-2010)“…FKBP5 is a glucocorticoid receptor-regulating co-chaperone of hsp-90 and, therefore, is suggested to play a role in the regulation of the…”
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A comparative study demonstrated that prevalence figures on multimorbidity require cautious interpretation when drawn from a single database
Published in Journal of clinical epidemiology (01-02-2013)“…Abstract Objective We investigated the degree of comparability of the prevalence of chronic diseases and disease combinations in the elderly in two databases…”
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Antiplatelet effects of antidepressant treatment: A randomized comparison between escitalopram and nortriptyline
Published in Thrombosis research (01-08-2010)“…Abstract Introduction Depressive disorders have been identified as independent risk factors for coronary heart disease. The present study (i) compared platelet…”
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G72 and Its Association With Major Depression and Neuroticism in Large Population-Based Groups From Germany
Published in The American journal of psychiatry (01-06-2008)“…Objective: G72 is among the most frequently replicated vulnerability genes for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The authors previously found identical…”
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The functional coding variant Asn107Ile of the neuropeptide S receptor gene (NPSR1) is associated with schizophrenia and modulates verbal memory and the acoustic startle response
Published in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology (01-10-2012)“…Recently, the neuropeptide S (NPS) neurotransmitter system has been identified as a promising psychopharmacological drug target given that NPS has shown…”
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Possible association between genetic variants at the GRIN1 gene and schizophrenia with lifetime history of depressive symptoms in a German sample
Published in Psychiatric genetics (01-10-2007)“…Genetic variation in glutamatergic signalling pathways is believed to play a substantial role in the aetiology of schizophrenia. The N-methyl-D-aspartate…”
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Association of major depression with rare functional variants in norepinephrine transporter and serotonin 1A receptor genes
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics (05-10-2009)“…Abstract Dysregulations of central noradrenergic and serotonergic neurotransmission have been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric…”
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Agreement between self-reported and general practitioner-reported chronic conditions among multimorbid patients in primary care - results of the MultiCare Cohort Study
Published in BMC family practice (01-03-2014)“…Multimorbidity is a common phenomenon in primary care. Until now, no clinical guidelines for multimorbidity exist. For the development of these guidelines, it…”
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