Consortium Identifies 44 Variants as Risk Factors for Major Depression

A global research consortium has identified 44 genetic variants that are risk factors for major depression—including 30 that are newly discovered—essentially mapping out the genetic basis of the mental health disorder affecting an estimated 300 million people worldwide.The Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium has revealed its findings in the largest study to date of genetic risk factors for major depression. That study, “ Genome-Wide As