MiRNAs and other non-coding RNAs in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review of clinical and animal studies

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-8

  Schmidt, Ulrike ^a   Keck, Martin E ^a,b   Buell, Dominik R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b Clienia Privatklinik Schloessli   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Micro RNA; Mir 132; MiRNA; Posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 132; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; UNTRANSLATED RNA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY DISORDER; FOCAL ADHESION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; HUMANS; RNA, LONG NONCODING; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84929508407     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.03.014     Document Type: Review

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