The genetics of anxiety-related negative valence system traits

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 156-177

  Savage, Jeanne E ^a   Sawyers, Chelsea ^a   Roberson Nay, Roxann ^a,b   Hettema, John M ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; candidate gene; genome wide association study; heritability; negative valence; twin study

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION; BREATHING; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONDITIONING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); IRRITABILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEGATIVE VALENCE SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STARTLE REFLEX; THREAT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BRAIN; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

AFFECT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BRAIN; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (U.S.); PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84988288965     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32459     Document Type: Review

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