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Meta-Analysis of Associations Between Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Genes and Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Journal of traumatic stress - 1 Oct 2020
Sheerin Christina M, Lind Mackenzie J, Bountress Kaitlin E, Marraccini Marisa E, Amstadter Ananda B, Bacanu Silviu-Alin, Nugent Nicole R
Abstract excerpt
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been of interest in attempts to identify genetic vulnerability for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although numerous HPA-axis genes have been implicated in candidate gene studies, the findings are mixed and interpretation is limited by study design and methodological inconsistencies. To address these inconsistencies in the PTSD candidate gene literature, we...
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