Evaluation of Serum Glial Cell Line-derived Neurotrophic Factor in Bangladeshi Major Depressive Disorder Patients.

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a global health burden in the 21 century because of its high rate of prevalence linked with disability, morbidity, and mortality. The actual etiology behind the development of MDD is not understood yet. Various genetic, physiological, biological and environmental factors have been predicted to be involved.