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CRHR1 genotypes, neural circuits and the diathesis for anxiety and depression.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jun 2013
Rogers J, Raveendran M, Fawcett G L, Fox A S, Shelton S E, Oler J A, Cheverud J, Muzny D M, Gibbs R A, Davidson R J, Kalin N H
Abstract excerpt
The corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) system integrates the stress response and is associated with stress-related psychopathology. Previous reports have identified interactions between childhood trauma and sequence variation in the CRH receptor 1 gene (CRHR1) that increase risk for affective disorders. However, the underlying mechanisms that connect variation in CRHR1 to psychopathology are unknown. To...
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