Effects of the FKBP5 Gene on Glucocorticoid Receptors in Relation to Major Depressive Disorder
Sandra Kumar Introduction: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a mood disorder involving persistent feelings of anhedonia that affects approximately 350 million people around the world.1 While the etiology of depression can be traced back to the hypersecretion of cortisol and faulty hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, studies look at the role of…