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Neural mechanisms underlying 5-HTTLPR-related sensitivity to acute stress.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Apr 2012
Drabant Emily M, Ramel Wiveka, Edge Michael D, Hyde Luke W, Kuo Janice R, Goldin Philippe R, Hariri Ahmad R, Gross James J
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OBJECTIVE: Many studies have shown that 5-HTTLPR genotype interacts with exposure to stress in conferring risk for psychopathology. However, the specific neural mechanisms through which this gene-by-environment interaction confers risk remain largely unknown, and no study to date has directly examined the modulatory effects of 5-HTTLPR on corticolimbic circuit responses during exposure to acute stress. METHOD: An...
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