Genes for immune system ‘linked with depression’
Study suggests neutrophils may be important in mediating bidirectional effects, authors say
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Genes that increase a person’s susceptibility to depression are also associated with increased white blood cell count, researchers report.
Furthermore, the association may be bidirectional, and driven by neutrophils, according to study results.