Association of CRHR1 variants and posttraumatic stress symptoms in hurricane exposed adults
White S, Acierno R, Ruggiero KJ, Koenen KC, Kilpatrick DG, Galea S, Gelernter J, Williamson V, McMichael O, Vladimirov VI, Amstadter AB. Association of CRHR1 variants and posttraumatic stress symptoms in hurricane exposed adults. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2013, 27: 678-683. PMID: 24077033, PMCID: PMC4182958, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsHormone receptor 1 geneCorticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRHR1) geneSingle nucleotide polymorphismsReceptor 1 geneCRHR1 variationEtiology of PTSDHPA axisAdrenal axisCRHR1 variantsPosttraumatic stress symptomsStress disorderAnxiety disordersFinal analysisSymptomsHeritable anxiety disordersEuropean-American subsampleAdultsStress symptomsCRHR1Genetic variantsMultiple testingDiagnosisDisorders