The role of genes in defining a molecular biology of PTSD

Disease Markers

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 67-76

  Yehuda, Rachel ^a,b   Koenen, Karestan C ^c,d   Galea, Sandro ^e   Flory, Janine D ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Columbia Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79955081733     PISSN: 02780240     EISSN: 18758630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/DMA-2011-0794     Document Type: Article

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