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PTSD is associated with an increase in aged T cell phenotypes in adults living in Detroit.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 May 2016
Aiello Allison E, Dowd Jennifer B, Jayabalasingham Bamini, Feinstein Lydia, Uddin Monica, Simanek Amanda M, Cheng Caroline K, Galea Sandro, Wildman Derek E, Koenen Karestan, Pawelec Graham
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BACKGROUND: Psychosocial stress is thought to play a key role in the acceleration of immunological aging. This study investigated the relationship between lifetime and past-year history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the distribution of T cell phenotypes thought to be characteristic of immunological aging. METHODS: Data were from 85 individuals who participated in the community-based Detroit...
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