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Epigenetic Modification of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Is Linked to Traumatic Memory and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Risk in Genocide Survivors

Vanja Vukojevic, Iris-T. Kolassa, Matthias Fastenrath, Leo Gschwind, Klara Spalek, Annette Milnik, Angela Heck, Christian Vogler, Sarah Wilker, Philippe Demougin, Fabian Peter, Erika Atucha, Attila Stetak, Benno Roozendaal, Thomas Elbert, Andreas Papassotiropoulos and Dominique J.-F. de Quervain
Journal of Neuroscience 30 July 2014, 34 (31) 10274-10284; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1526-14.2014
Vanja Vukojevic
1Department of Psychology, Division of Molecular Neuroscience, University of Basel, CH-4055 Basel, Switzerland,
2Department Biozentrum, Life Sciences Training Facility, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland,
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Matthias Fastenrath
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Annette Milnik
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Angela Heck
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Christian Vogler
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Fabian Peter
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Epigenetic Modification of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Is Linked to Traumatic Memory and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Risk in Genocide Survivors
Vanja Vukojevic, Iris-T. Kolassa, Matthias Fastenrath, Leo Gschwind, Klara Spalek, Annette Milnik, Angela Heck, Christian Vogler, Sarah Wilker, Philippe Demougin, Fabian Peter, Erika Atucha, Attila Stetak, Benno Roozendaal, Thomas Elbert, Andreas Papassotiropoulos, Dominique J.-F. de Quervain
Journal of Neuroscience 30 July 2014, 34 (31) 10274-10284; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1526-14.2014

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Vanja Vukojevic, Iris-T. Kolassa, Matthias Fastenrath, Leo Gschwind, Klara Spalek, Annette Milnik, Angela Heck, Christian Vogler, Sarah Wilker, Philippe Demougin, Fabian Peter, Erika Atucha, Attila Stetak, Benno Roozendaal, Thomas Elbert, Andreas Papassotiropoulos, Dominique J.-F. de Quervain
Journal of Neuroscience 30 July 2014, 34 (31) 10274-10284; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1526-14.2014
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