New Biomarker for Treatment Response in Depression – GPR56/ADGRG1

Peter ForsterBasic Science, Major Depression, Treatments of Depression Leave a Comment

What happens in the body when antidepressants work. An international group of researchers, led by Professor Gustavo Turecki of McGill University and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, examined changes in the activity of genes (measured using mRNA) in the blood in over 400 patients who were being treated with antidepressants. They identified one gene that was significantly more active …