DNA methylation under the major depression pathway predicts pediatric quality of life four-month post-pediatric mild traumatic brain injury.
Kuaikuai DuanAndrew R MayerNicholas A ShaffJiayu ChenDongdong LinVince D CalhounDawn M JensenJingyu LiuPublished in: Clinical epigenetics (2021)
This study emphasized that both molecular and behavioral manifestations of depression symptoms played a prominent role in predicting the recovery process following pediatric mTBI, suggesting the urgent need to further study TBI-caused depression symptoms for better recovery outcome.