Stress-Responsive Common Genetic Variants Predict Risk of Psychiatric Disease (VIDEO)

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Using a stimulated eQTL approach, J. Arloth et al. show that common genetic variants that alter the initial transcriptome response to stress hormone receptor activation also cumulatively increase the risk for stress-related psychiatric disorders and predict a threat response from the amygdala.

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Courtesy of Arloth et al./Neuron 2015

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