CPC C12N 15/113 (2013.01) [C12N 15/111 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); C12N 2310/141 (2013.01); C12N 2320/30 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/178 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A method of diagnosing and treating a mood disorder in a human subject in need thereof, the method comprising:
(i) measuring an expression level of a miR-135 in a biological sample of the human subject, wherein a lower expression level of said miR-135 as compared to that in a biological sample of a healthy human subject is indicative of the mood disorder; and
(ii) treating the human subject with an anti-depressant drug or a medicament for the treatment of a mood disorder when a lower expression level of said miR-135 is indicative of the mood disorder.
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