Study finds first molecular genetic evidence of PTSD heritability [HSPH.Harvard.edu]

Samantha Sangenito 4/28/174:00 AM

A large new study from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium provides the first molecular genetic evidence that genetic influences play a role in the risk of getting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after trauma.

The report extends previous findings that showed that there is some shared genetic overlap between PTSD and other mental disorders such as schizophrenia. It also finds that genetic risk for PTSD is strongest among women.

The study was published online April 25, 2017 in Molecular Psychiatry.

[For more of this story go to https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/n...e-ptsd-heritability/]

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