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[Psychological trauma as risk for delayed psychiatric disorders: epigenetic mechanisms].
Der Nervenarzt - 1 Nov 2014
Pape J C, Binder E B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Psychological trauma is considered to be a risk factor for the development of a number of psychiatric disorders. Although 40-90% of the population is exposed to a traumatic event in their lifetime, only a small fraction of individuals will develop a disorder. In recent years, numerous studies described epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, histone modifications and non-coding RNA as potential...
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