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Role of FKBP5 in emotion processing: results on amygdala activity, connectivity and volume.
Brain structure & function - 1 Jan 2015
Holz Nathalie E, Buchmann Arlette F, Boecker Regina, Blomeyer Dorothea, Baumeister Sarah, Wolf Isabella, Rietschel Marcella, Witt Stephanie H, Plichta Michael M, Meyer-Lindenberg Andreas, Banaschewski Tobias, Brandeis Daniel, Laucht Manfred
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidence suggests a role of FKBP5, a co-chaperone regulating the glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity, in the etiology of depression and anxiety disorders. Based on recent findings of altered amygdala activity following childhood adversity, the present study aimed at clarifying the impact of genetic variation in FKBP5 on threat-related neural activity and coupling as well as morphometric alterations...
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