The interaction between stressful life events and leukocyte telomere length is associated with PTSD

Mol Psychiatry. 2014 Aug;19(8):855-6. doi: 10.1038/mp.2013.141. Epub 2013 Nov 5.

Authors

L Zhang¹, X-Z Hu¹, D M Benedek¹, C S Fullerton¹, R D Forsten², J A Naifeh¹, X Li¹, H Li¹, K N Benevides¹, S Smerin¹, T Le¹, K Choi¹, R J Ursano¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
² United States Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC, USA.

PMID: 24189343
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.141

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Case-Control Studies
Humans
Leukocytes / metabolism*
Life Change Events*
Middle Aged
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / genetics*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / pathology
Stress, Psychological / genetics*
Stress, Psychological / pathology
Telomere Shortening / genetics*
Young Adult