Genetic approaches to understanding post-traumatic stress disorder

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 355-370

  Almli, Lynn M ^a   Fani, Negar ^a   Smith, Alicia K ^a   Ressler, Kerry J ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; epigenetics; neuroimaging; psychiatry; stress

Indexed keywords

5 HTTLPR PROTEIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; FKBP5 PROTEIN; NUCLEAR FACTOR Y; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5 HTTLPR GENE; BDNF GENE; COMT GENE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EPIGENETICS; FKBP5 GENE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC RISK; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MARKER GENE; NPY GENE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COMPREHENSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84891814478     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145713001090     Document Type: Review

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