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FKBP5 DNA methylation does not mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and depression symptom severity in the Detroit Neighborhood Health Study.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Jan 2018
Bustamante Angela C, Aiello Allison E, Guffanti Guia, Galea Sandro, Wildman Derek E, Uddin Monica
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to childhood maltreatment increases the risk of developing mental illness later in life. Childhood maltreatment and depression have both been associated with dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis-a key regulator of the body's stress response. Additionally, HPA axis dysregulation has been implicated in the etiology of a range of mental illnesses. A substantial body of work has...
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