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Maryfrances R. Porter
Researcher at Emory University
Publications - 4
Citations - 1510
Maryfrances R. Porter is an academic researcher from Emory University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Depression (differential diagnoses) & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications receiving 1470 citations.
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Depression in Patients With Cancer: Diagnosis, Biology, and Treatment
J. S. McDaniel,Dominique L. Musselman,Maryfrances R. Porter,Deborah Reed,Charles B. Nemeroff +4 more
TL;DR: Treatment of depression in patients with cancer improves their dysphoria and other signs and symptoms of depression, improves quality of life, and may improve immune function and survival time.
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Exaggerated platelet reactivity in major depression.
Dominique L. Musselman,Aaron Tomer,Amita K. Manatunga,Bettina T. Knight,Maryfrances R. Porter,Suha Kasey,Ulla M. Marzec,Laurence A. Harker,Charles B. Nemeroff +8 more
TL;DR: Depressed patients exhibit enhanced baseline platelet activation and responsiveness in comparison with normal subjects, which may be a mechanism by which depression is a significant risk factor for ischemic heart and cerebrovascular disease and/or mortality after myocardial infarction.
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Higher Than Normal Plasma Interleukin-6 Concentrations in Cancer Patients With Depression: Preliminary Findings
Dominique L. Musselman,Andrew H. Miller,Maryfrances R. Porter,Amita K. Manatunga,Feng Gao,Suzanne Penna,Brad D. Pearce,Jacque C. Landry,Susan G. Glover,J. Stephen McDaniel,Charles B. Nemeroff +10 more
TL;DR: Higher than normal plasma IL-6 concentrations were associated with a diagnosis of major depression in cancer patients and may contribute to sickness behavior that has overlapping symptoms with major depression.