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Intergenerational gene × environment interaction of FKBP5 and childhood maltreatment on hair steroids.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jun 2018
Koenig Alexandra M, Ramo-Fernández Laura, Boeck Christina, Umlauft Maria, Pauly Markus, Binder Elisabeth B, Kirschbaum Clemens, Gündel Harald, Karabatsiakis Alexander, Kolassa Iris-Tatjana
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BACKGROUND: The inconsistency in results of cortisol alterations after childhood maltreatment (CM) might arise due to the fact that no study so far considered the effects of environmental factors such as maltreatment load and genetic factors such as the influence of FKBP5 genotype on stress hormone regulation. This study analyzed the interaction between the single nucleotide polymorphism rs1360780 within the...
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