Regarding the patterns of comorbidity in the sample, 41.7% (90/216) of the participants had at least one comorbid diagnosis, with MDD being the most common comorbid disorder (n=57), followed by GAD (n=11), SAD (n=10), AG (n=7), DD (n=6), and PD (n=1). This evidence concerns the gene GAD1 and major depressive disorder.