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SUBMITTER: Uddin M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6331697 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Epigenomics 20181120 12
<h4>Aim</h4>Trauma exposure is a necessary, but not deterministic, contributor to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Epigenetic factors may distinguish between trauma-exposed individuals with versus without PTSD.<h4>Materials & methods</h4>We conducted a meta-analysis of PTSD epigenome-wide association studies in trauma-exposed cohorts drawn from civilian contexts. Whole blood-derived DNA methylation levels were analyzed in 545 study participants, drawn from the three civilian cohorts partic ...[more]