🧬 Her Genes, His Risk, Our Mind 💡
New insights from Thomas et al., Nature Communications (2025) — summarized beautifully by Na Cai in Nature News & Views. Women carry a heavier polygenic burden for major depressive disorder (MDD), with ~6,000 female-specific variants and stronger genetic links to metabolic traits like BMI and metabolic syndrome. 🧠
Men show a unique X-chromosome signal (IL1RAPL1), pointing to sex-specific biology in depression. Precision psychiatry must evolve to be sex-aware, data-driven, and equitable. ⚕️
#Genomics #Depression #PrecisionMedicine #SexDifferences #Neurogenetics
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