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The emerging role of the FKBP5 gene polymorphisms in vulnerability-stress model of schizophrenia: further evidence from a Serbian population.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Sept 2017
Mihaljevic Marina, Zeljic Katarina, Soldatovic Ivan, Andric Sanja, Mirjanic Tijana, Richards Alexander, Mantripragada Kiran, Pekmezovic Tatjana, Novakovic Ivana, Maric Nadja P
Abstract excerpt
Increased reactivity to stress is observed in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and their healthy siblings in comparison with the general population. Additionally, higher levels of neuroticism, as a proposed psychological measure of stress sensitivity, increase the risk of schizophrenia. HPA axis dysregulation is one of the possible mechanisms related to the vulnerability-stress model of...
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