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Cross-tissue Mendelian randomization prioritizes RAB27B as a brain-derived candidate protein for postpartum depression

Aug 2026 · European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience · Vol 276, pp. 3847 - 3855 · 0 citations · 55 references
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This study provides the first cross-tissue proteogenomic evidence that RAB27B is a brain-derived, reproducible candidate protein genetically associated with PPD, and nominate RAB27B and pregnenolone as promising directions for postpartum psychiatric research.

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