Posted by Chris O on July 2, 2014, at 11:49:47
There is a company near where I live--Ridge Diagnostics--partnering with psychiatrists and offering a blood test that supposedly measures "10 biomarkers shown to be prevalent in most people with Major Depressive Disorder." My psychiatrist gave me the information at my last appointment. It appears to be covered by my insurance and is done at the hospital near my psychiatrist's office. The biomarkers measured are: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin, Myeloperoixidase, Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor, Epidermal Growth Factor, Apolipoprotein C3, Prolactin, and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. It seems worth a try to me, though the only thing I can find online about a blood test for depression is related to a couple of European studies focusing on Serotonin transporter (SERT). Don't know if any of these things that the Ridge Diagnostics test covers are related to that.
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