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Epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Gelernter J, Cheng Z, Girgenti MJ, Xu K, Zhang X, Gopalan S, Zhou H, Duman RS, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak R. Epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 65. PMID: 35177594, PMCID: PMC8854688, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01822-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA MethylationEpigenomeGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTranscription regulationCpG sitesGenome-wide association studiesCell type proportionsPosttraumatic stress disorderPotential epigenetic biomarkersSignificant CpG sitesEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationNovel lociCell signalingEpigenetic biomarkersMethylation analysisAxonal guidanceNovel molecular biomarkersEPIC BeadChipLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderMilitary veteransPostmortem brain tissueMedial orbitofrontal cortexMolecular biomarkersRegulationU.S. military veterans
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Factor structure of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL-17) in 279,897 million veteran program participants
Overstreet C, Levey D, Zhou H, Harrington K, Quaden R, Stein M, Gelernter J, Pietrzak R, Program M. Factor structure of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL-17) in 279,897 million veteran program participants. Psychiatry Research 2022, 319: 114994. PMID: 36516638, PMCID: PMC10184787, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChecklistDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFactor Analysis, StatisticalHumansSelf ReportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeterans