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Genetic association of FKBP5 with PTSD in US service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Mar 2020
Zhang Lei, Hu Xian-Zhang, Yu Tianzheng, Chen Ze, Dohl Jacob, Li Xiaoxia, Benedek David M, Fullerton Carol S, Wynn Gary, Barrett James E, Li Mian, Russell Dale W, Ursano Robert J
Abstract excerpt
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental disorder with a prevalence of more than 7% in the US population and 12% in the military. An interaction of childhood trauma with FKBP5 (a glucocorticoid-regulated immunophilin) has been reported to be associated with PTSD in the general population. However, there are few reports on the association of FKBP5 with PTSD, particularly in important...
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