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PACAP receptor gene polymorphism impacts fear responses in the amygdala and hippocampus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Feb 2014
Stevens Jennifer Strafford, Almli Lynn M, Fani Negar, Gutman David A, Bradley Bekh, Norrholm Seth D, Reiser Emily, Ely Timothy D, Dhanani Rahim, Glover Ebony M, Jovanovic Tanja, Ressler Kerry J
Abstract excerpt
We have recently found higher circulating levels of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a highly traumatized cohort of women but not men. Furthermore, a single nucleotide polymorphism in the PACAP receptor gene ADCYAP1R1, adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide 1 receptor type 1, was associated with individual differences in...
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