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Gene-environment interaction in posttraumatic stress disorder: an update.
Journal of traumatic stress - 1 Oct 2009
Koenen Karestan C, Amstadter Ananda B, Nugent Nicole R
Abstract excerpt
The authors provide a detailed review of the extant gene-environment interaction (GxE) research in the etiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They begin with a discussion of why PTSD is uniquely fitting for the innovative framework of GxE methodology, followed by a review of the heritability and main effect molecular genetics studies of PTSD. Next, they discuss the six GxE investigations to date on...
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