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Protocol for investigating genetic determinants of posttraumatic stress disorder in women from the Nurses' Health Study II.
BMC psychiatry - 29 May 2009
Koenen Karestan C, De Vivo Immaculata, Rich-Edwards Janet, Smoller Jordan W, Wright Rosalind J, Purcell Shaun M
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BACKGROUND: One in nine American women will meet criteria for the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their lifetime. Although twin studies suggest genetic influences account for substantial variance in PTSD risk, little progress has been made in identifying variants in specific genes that influence liability to this common, debilitating disorder. METHODS AND DESIGN: We are using the unique...
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