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Genetics of PTSD: fear conditioning as a model for future research

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Amstadter, Ananda B., Nugent, Nicole R., Koenen, Karestan C.·2009·Psychiatric Annals

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In the last decade, the number of publications in psychiatric genetics has nearly tripled but little attention has been paid to the role of genetic factors in the etiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present review summarizes the current state of genetic research on PTSD. First, we outline information regarding genetic influences provided by family investigations and by twin studies. Second, we propose the fear-conditioning model of PTSD as a framework for the nomination of candidate genes that may be related to the disorder. Third, we review lines of evidence from three neurobiological systems involved in fear conditioning, and we summarize published investigations of genetic variants studied in association with PTSD in these three systems. Finally, we review gene-by-environment interaction research, a promising novel approach to genetic research in PTSD.

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Authors
Amstadter, A. B., Nugent, N. R., & Koenen, K. C.
Affiliations
Medical University of South Carolina (US)
Venue
Psychiatric Annals
Publisher
SLACK, Inc.
Published
2009-06
Volume
39
Issue
6
Pages
358-367
ISSN
  • 0048-5713 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-2456
OpenAlex
W1975045368
Cited by
150
References
76
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Psychiatric Annals (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH087240, R01MH078928, F32MH083469, K08MH070627, T32MH078788)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, fear conditioning, candidate genes, family studies, twin studies, gene-environment interaction, genetic variants

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