The Role of Genes in Defining a Molecular Biology of PTSD

Because environmental exposure to trauma is the sine qua non for the development of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the recent focus on genetic studies has been noteworthy. The main catalyst for such studies is the observation from epidemiological studies that not all trauma survivors develop...

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Main Authors: Rachel Yehuda, Karestan C. Koenen, Sandro Galea, Janine D. Flory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2011-0794