Dynamic stress-related epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor gene promoter during early development: The role of child maltreatment

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1635-1648

  Parent, Justin ^a,b,c   Parade, Stephanie H ^a,b   Laumann, Laura E ^a   Ridout, Kathryn K ^a   Yang, Bao Zhu ^d   Marsit, Carmen J ^e   Seifer, Ronald ^a,b   Tyrka, Audrey R ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b E P BRADLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NR3C1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DNA METHYLATION; EXON; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA METHYLATION; EXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 85042211878     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579417001298     Document Type: Article

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