title: [Genetic aspects of depressive illness (author's transl)].
abstract: Depressive syndromes are a group of heterogenous mental disorders. On the basis of genetic studies, one distinguishes between bipolar and unipolar depression. Hereditary transmission varies according to the type of depressive syndrome, and is still the subject of controversies. The place of schizoaffective syndromes remains unclear in the nosology of depression.
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000235:genetics; D003863:Depression / Q000235:genetics*; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D011247:Pregnancy; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic
vernacular_title: Aspects génétiques de la dépression.