Leveraging a genetically-informative study design to explore depression as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes: Rationale and participant characteristics of the Mood and Immune Regulation in Twins Study

Leveraging a genetically-informative study design to explore depression as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes: Rationale and participant characteristics of the Mood and Immune Regulation in Twins Study

BackgroundComorbidity between depression and type 2 diabetes is thought to arise from the joint effects of psychological, behavioral, and biological processes. Studies of monozygotic twins may provide a unique opportunity for clarifying how these processes inter-relate. This paper describes the rati...

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Main Authors: Briana Mezuk, Kristen Kelly, Erica Bennion, Jeannie B. Concha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare
Subjects:
depression
co-twin
gene-environment interaction
stress
allostatic load
inflammation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1026402/full

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