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CRHR1 genotype and history of maltreatment predict cortisol reactivity to stress in adolescents.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 May 2014
Sumner Jennifer A, McLaughlin Katie A, Walsh Kate, Sheridan Margaret A, Koenen Karestan C
Abstract excerpt
This study examined the contributions of a polymorphism of the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type I (CRHR1) gene (rs110402) and a history of child maltreatment--alone and in interaction--to patterns of cortisol reactivity in adolescents. Adolescents between the age of 13 and 17 years with (n=61) and without (n=97) a history of child maltreatment were exposed to the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST)....
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