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Apolipoprotein E Isoform-specific changes related to stress and trauma exposure.
Translational psychiatry - 28 Mar 2022
Torres Eileen Ruth S, Luo Jenny, Boehnlein James K, Towns Daniel, Kinzie J David, DeBarber Andrea E, Raber Jacob
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a highly prevalent mental health disorder. Due to the high level of variability in susceptibility and severity, PTSD therapies are still insufficient. In addition to environmental exposures, genetic risks play a prominent role and one such factor is apolipoprotein E. The protein (apoE) is functionally involved in cholesterol transport and metabolism and exists as 3 major...
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