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Sex differences in DNA methylation may contribute to risk of PTSD and depression: a review of existing evidence.
Depression and anxiety - 1 Dec 2013
Uddin Monica, Sipahi Levent, Li Jia, Koenen Karestan C
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There are well-established sex differences in the prevalence of certain mental disorders. Work in animal models has provided us with an emerging understanding of the role that epigenetic factors play in establishing sex differences in the brain during development. Similarly, work in animal models, and a more limited but growing literature based on human studies, has demonstrated that DNA methylation (DNAm)...
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