POLYMORPHISMS OF ANDROGEN RECEPTOR GENE IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT MALES WITH FIRST-ONSET MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND ASSOCIATION WITH RELATED SYMPTOMATOLOGY

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