The relationship between glucocorticoid receptor polymorphisms, stressful life events, social support, and post-traumatic stress disorder

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lian, Yulong ^a,b   Xiao, Jing ^a   Wang, Qian ^b   Ning, Li ^b   Guan, Suzhen ^b   Ge, Hua ^b   Li, Fuye ^b   Liu, Jiwen ^b  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Genetics; Glucocorticoid receptor; Post traumatic stress disorder; Stressful life events; Trauma

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIFACTOR DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; ALLELE; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ADULT; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84905829378     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-014-0232-9     Document Type: Article

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