The role of DNA methylation in stress-related psychiatric disorders

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 115-132

  Klengel, Torsten ^a   Pape, Julius ^a   Binder, Elisabeth B ^a,b   Mehta, Divya ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene by environment interaction; PTSD; Stress related disorders; Trauma

Indexed keywords

NERVE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INNERVATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84898854769     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.01.013     Document Type: Review

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