@article{Nykolay_Shahid_2020, title={Could a Methyl Group Predict Your Risk of Depression?}, volume={1}, url={https://journals.mcmaster.ca/sciential/article/view/2406}, DOI={10.15173/sciential.v1i4.2406}, abstractNote={<p>Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a systemic condition that diminishes the daily quality of life of those affected. There are no current methods that can reliably diagnose depression on a biochemical level. The premise of this work is to report on a potential biochemical marker, DNA methylation of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT). This biochemical marker can serve as an indicator of gene expression patterns, ultimately leading to a neurochemical imbalance in affected individuals. Studying this biomarker has the potential to improve diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in the future, and improve the prognosis of those with MDD.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Sciential - McMaster Undergraduate Science Journal}, author={Nykolay, Alice and Shahid, Aiman}, year={2020}, month={Mar.}, pages={31–32} }