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Moderating role of FKBP5 genotype in the impact of childhood adversity on cortisol stress response during adulthood.
European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Jun 2014
Buchmann Arlette F, Holz Nathalie, Boecker Regina, Blomeyer Dorothea, Rietschel Marcella, Witt Stephanie H, Schmidt Martin H, Esser Günter, Banaschewski Tobias, Brandeis Daniel, Zimmermann Ulrich S, Laucht Manfred
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Recent research suggests an important role of FKBP5, a glucocorticoid receptor regulating co-chaperone, in the development of stress-related diseases such as depression and anxiety disorders. The present study aimed to replicate and extend previous evidence indicating that FKBP5 polymorphisms moderate hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function by examining whether FKBP5 rs1360780 genotype and different...
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