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Women Have Twice as Many Depression Genes as Men, Says Largest-of-Its-Kind Study : ScienceAlert

Women Have Twice as Many Depression Genes as Men, Says Largest-of-Its-Kind Study : ScienceAlert

Women are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression than men, Australian researchers found in a study published Wednesday that could change how the disorder is treated. Billed as one of the largest-ever studies of its kind, scientists pored through the DNA of almost 200,000 people with depression to pinpoint shared genetic “flags”. Women had almost twice as many of …

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