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Genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for posttraumatic stress disorder.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Nov 2013
Xie Pingxing, Kranzler Henry R, Yang Can, Zhao Hongyu, Farrer Lindsay A, Gelernter Joel
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BACKGROUND: Genetic factors influence the risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a potentially chronic and disabling psychiatric disorder that can arise after exposure to trauma. Candidate gene association studies have identified few genetic variants that contribute to PTSD risk. METHODS: We conducted genome-wide association analyses in 1578 European Americans (EAs), including 300 PTSD cases, and 2766...
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