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Genetic and hormonal sensitivity to threat: testing a serotonin transporter genotype × testosterone interaction.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jun 2012
Josephs Robert A, Telch Michael J, Hixon J Gregory, Evans Jacqueline J, Lee Hanjoo, Knopik Valerie S, McGeary John E, Hariri Ahmad R, Beevers Christopher G
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BACKGROUND: Striking parallels are observed when comparing the literature on the 5-HTTLPR of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) to the testosterone (T) literature on measures of stress reactivity and neural activity. Short (S) allele carriers and individuals higher in testosterone levels show exaggerated stress responses, amygdala hyperactivity, and reduction of amygdala-prefrontal cortex coupling when...
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