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Paternal transmission of early life traumatization through epigenetics: Do fathers play a role?
Medical hypotheses - 1 Nov 2017
Rowold Enrique d'Harcourt, Schulze Lara, Van der Auwera Sandra, Grabe Hans Jörgen
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Traumatizing events are known to have consequences for the victim which may lead to the development of several well-known mental disorders. Recent research has shown that traumatic events may affect not only the victims' lives, but also that of their progeny. It is generally accepted that this transmission of trauma occurs through parental behavior; however as has been recently discovered, the effects of trauma...
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