title: Genetics: dynamic cellular aging markers associated with major depression.
abstract: Psychiatric diseases are associated with an increased rate of somatic age-related illness. A new study sheds light on putative mediating cellular mechanisms by linking increased mitochondrial DNA copy number and decreased telomere length to childhood stress and major depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: iiris.hovatta@helsinki.fi.
authors.forename: Iiris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hovatta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000378:metabolism*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000378:metabolism*; D059506:Telomere Shortening
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial