Genome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder among childhood cancer survivors: results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort

Abstract Genetic influence shapes who develops posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after traumatic events. However, the genetic variants identified for PTSD may in fact be associated with traumatic exposures (e.g., interpersonal violence), which appear heritable as well. Childhood cancer survivors...

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Main Authors: Donghao Lu, Yadav Sapkota, Unnur A. Valdimarsdóttir, Karestan C. Koenen, Nan Li, Wendy M. Leisenring, Todd Gibson, Carmen L. Wilson, Leslie L. Robison, Melissa M. Hudson, Gregory T. Armstrong, Kevin R. Krull, Yutaka Yasui, Smita Bhatia, Christopher J. Recklitis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-08-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02110-w