Childhood adversity and epigenetic regulation of glucocorticoid signaling genes: Associations in children and adults

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1319-1331

  Tyrka, Audrey R ^a,b   Ridout, Kathryn K ^a,b   Parade, Stephanie H ^b,c  

^a BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c E P BRADLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FK 506 BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NR3C1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TACROLIMUS BINDING PROTEIN 5;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MENTAL DISORDERS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TACROLIMUS BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 84989859484     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579416000870     Document Type: Conference Paper

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