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Influence of 5-HTT variation, childhood trauma and self-efficacy on anxiety traits: a gene-environment-coping interaction study.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Aug 2016
Schiele Miriam A, Ziegler Christiane, Holitschke Karoline, Schartner Christoph, Schmidt Brigitte, Weber Heike, Reif Andreas, Romanos Marcel, Pauli Paul, Zwanzger Peter, Deckert Jürgen, Domschke Katharina
Abstract excerpt
Environmental vulnerability factors such as adverse childhood experiences in interaction with genetic risk variants, e.g., the serotonin transporter gene linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR), are assumed to play a role in the development of anxiety and affective disorders. However, positive influences such as general self-efficacy (GSE) may exert a compensatory effect on genetic disposition, environmental...
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