Flab-linked gene fights the blues.

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  • Source:
    New Scientist. 12/1/2012, Vol. 216 Issue 2893, p16-16. 1/8p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      GENETIC mutation; OBESITY genetics; MENTAL depression genetics
    • Abstract:
      The article reports on a paper published in "Molecular Psychiatry" by researcher David Meyre and team on the role of mutations in the obesity-linked FTO gene in mental depression, finding that the presence of the FTO variant which predisposes a subject to obesity actually reduces depression risk.