Background: Evidence suggests a role for oestrogen in depression but the involvement of oestrogen receptor polymorphisms remains unknown. Aims: To determine the association between oestrogen receptor polymorphisms and late-life depression and the modifying effect of hormone treatment. Method: Depression was assessed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, according to DSM-IV criteria and the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Scale. The association between oestrogen receptor α and β (ER-α and ER-β) polymorphisms with severe depression was examined in 6017 community-dwelling elderly people using multivariate logistic regression. Results: In women, the ER-α rs2234693 and rs9340799 polymorphisms were significantly associated with the risk of late-life depression. The A allele of ER-β rs1256049 increased the risk of depression, but only for non-current users of hormone treatment. In men, only the ER-β rs4986938 polymorphism showed a weak association with depression risk. Conclusions: Oestrogen receptor polymorphisms are associated with severe late-life depression risk in women only.
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Ryan, J., Scali, J., Carrière, I., Peres, K., Rouaud, O., Scarabin, P. Y., … Ancelin, M. L. (2011). Oestrogen receptor polymorphisms and late-life depression. British Journal of Psychiatry, 199(2), 126–131. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.091751
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