Genomewide DNA methylation analysis in combat veterans reveals a novel locus for PTSD

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 493-505

  Mehta, D ^a   Bruenig, D ^a,b   Carrillo Roa, T ^c   Lawford, B ^a   Harvey, W ^b   Morris, C P ^a   Smith, A K ^d,e   Binder, E B ^c,e   Young, R McD ^a   Voisey, J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

neuropsychiatry; post traumatic stress disorder; stress; trauma

Indexed keywords

DNA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DOCK2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR;

ACTIN FILAMENT; AGED; AIR FORCE; ANXIETY; ARMY; ARTICLE; BRSK1 GENE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CPG ISLAND; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; DOCK2 GENE; FOCAL ADHESION; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LCN8 GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; NAVY; NFG GENE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN; AUSTRALIA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; WAR;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BIOMARKERS; COMBAT DISORDERS; DNA METHYLATION; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 85027500782     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acps.12778     Document Type: Article

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