It was found that those who have MDD have shorter telomere length (Gotlib, I. H., Lemoult, J., Colich, N. L., Foland-ross, L. C., Hallmayer, J., Joormann, J., Wolkowitz, O. M.). Telomeres are described as nucleoprotein structures that protect the ends of our DNA and the shorter they are, the more likely a person’s DNA is to be damaged which causes one to age faster and develop diseases (Gotlib, I. H., Lemoult, J., Colich, N. L., Foland-ross, L. C., Hallmayer, J., Joormann, J., Wolkowitz, O. M.). In this study, the researches sought out to gather information of daughters of mothers with major depressive disorder. They wanted to see if that there is a specific genetic factor correlated with the disorder. The study demonstrated two findings: 1) the daughters of the mothers with recurrent MDD have shorter telomere lengths than those who do not and 2) the shorter telomere length that one has, the greater cortisol level one has (Gotlib, I. H., Lemoult, J., Colich, N. L., Foland-ross, L. C., Hallmayer, J., Joormann, J., Wolkowitz, O. M.) These findings suggest many things. It could imply that healthy girls are at risk of developing MDD in their teenage years, where most develop it. This also can imply that at an older age, specific medical illnesses that are related to MDD can occur such as cardiovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, and much more (Gotlib, I. H., Lemoult, J., Colich, N. L., Foland-ross, L. C., Hallmayer, J., Joormann, J., Wolkowitz, O.
It was found that those who have MDD have shorter telomere length (Gotlib, I. H., Lemoult, J., Colich, N. L., Foland-ross, L. C., Hallmayer, J., Joormann, J., Wolkowitz, O. M.). Telomeres are described as nucleoprotein structures that protect the ends of our DNA and the shorter they are, the more likely a person’s DNA is to be damaged which causes one to age faster and develop diseases (Gotlib, I. H., Lemoult, J., Colich, N. L., Foland-ross, L. C., Hallmayer, J., Joormann, J., Wolkowitz, O. M.). In this study, the researches sought out to gather information of daughters of mothers with major depressive disorder. They wanted to see if that there is a specific genetic factor correlated with the disorder. The study demonstrated two findings: 1) the daughters of the mothers with recurrent MDD have shorter telomere lengths than those who do not and 2) the shorter telomere length that one has, the greater cortisol level one has (Gotlib, I. H., Lemoult, J., Colich, N. L., Foland-ross, L. C., Hallmayer, J., Joormann, J., Wolkowitz, O. M.) These findings suggest many things. It could imply that healthy girls are at risk of developing MDD in their teenage years, where most develop it. This also can imply that at an older age, specific medical illnesses that are related to MDD can occur such as cardiovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, and much more (Gotlib, I. H., Lemoult, J., Colich, N. L., Foland-ross, L. C., Hallmayer, J., Joormann, J., Wolkowitz, O.