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Aug 07, 2012
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BUSM/VA Boston Healthcare System investigators identify new gene linked to PTSD
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Boston University Medical Center
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United States
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Medicine
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Investigators at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System have identified a new gene linked to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings, published online in Molecular Psychiatry, indicate that a gene known to play a role in protecting brain cells from the damaging effects of stress may also be involved in the development of PTSD.......>Full story
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