Genetic association of FKBP5 and CRHR1 with cortisol response to acute psychosocial stress in healthy adults

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-241

  Mahon, Pamela Belmonte ^a,b   Zandi, Peter P ^a,b,c   Potash, James B ^d   Nestadt, Gerald ^b   Wand, Gary S ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; CRHR1; FKBP5; Genetics; HPA axis; Human; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

FK 506 BINDING PROTEIN; FK 506 BINDING PROTEIN 5; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRHR1 GENE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FKBP5 GENE; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SALIVA LEVEL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL STRESS; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TACROLIMUS BINDING PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879327418     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2956-x     Document Type: Article

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