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Genetic approaches for the study of PTSD: Advances and challenges.
Neuroscience letters - 10 May 2017
Banerjee Sunayana B, Morrison Filomene G, Ressler Kerry J
Abstract excerpt
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly debilitating stress and anxiety-related disorder that occurs in response to specific trauma or abuse. Genetic risk factors may account for up to 30-40% of the heritability of PTSD. Understanding the gene pathways that are associated with PTSD, and how those genes interact with the fear and stress circuitry to mediate risk and resilience for PTSD will enable the...
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