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Corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 2 (CRHR-2) gene is associated with decreased risk and severity of posttraumatic stress disorder in women.
Depression and anxiety - 1 Dec 2013
Wolf Erika J, Mitchell Karen S, Logue Mark W, Baldwin Clinton T, Reardon Annemarie F, Humphries Donald E, Miller Mark W
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BACKGROUND: The corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) system has been implicated in a variety of anxiety and mood-based symptoms and disorders. CRH receptor-2 (CRHR-2) plays a role in attenuating biological responses to stressful life events and trauma, making the CRHR-2 gene a strong candidate to study in relationship to PTSD. METHODS: The sample was 491 trauma-exposed white non-Hispanic veterans and their...
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