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IrisTatjana Kolassa | Zendy; Verena Ertl | Zendy; Cindy Eckart | Zendy; Franka Glöckner | Zendy; Stephan Kolassa | Zendy; Andreas Papassotiropoulos | Zendy; Dominique J.F. de Quervain | Zendy; Thomas Elbert | Zendy

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Association Study of Trauma Load andSLC6A4Promoter Polymorphism in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Author(s) -

IrisTatjana Kolassa,

Verena Ertl,

Cindy Eckart,

Franka Glöckner,

Stephan Kolassa,

Andreas Papassotiropoulos,

Dominique J.F. de Quervain,

Thomas Elbert

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the journal of clinical psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.677

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1534-8628

pISSN - 0160-6689

DOI - 10.4088/jcp.08m04787blu

Subject(s) - serotonin transporter , stressor , traumatic stress , genotype , 5 httlpr , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychology , medicine , genetics , gene , biology

As exposure to different types of traumatic stressors increases, the occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increases. However, because some people exhibit either surprising resilience or high vulnerability, further influencing factors have been conjectured, such as gene-environment interactions. The SLC6A4 gene, which encodes serotonin transporter, has been identified as predisposing toward differential emotional processing between genotypes of its promoter polymorphism.

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