Chunk #52 — Main Text — Genetics and the Nosology of MD

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The genetics of major depression.

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Do subforms of genetically homogeneous MD exist? A large literature addresses this issue, not all of it readily summarized; here we tackle two questions that are key to understanding how genetic effects operate in MD: first, how separate is MD from other disorders? Second, is MD one disorder or two, or more?