Childhood trauma leaves mark on DNA of some victims: gene-environment interaction causes lifelong dysregulation of stress hormones (Science Daily, 2 December 2012)

03 Dec 2012


A study from Germany published in Nature Neuroscience investigates epigenetic changes to a variant of the FKBP5 gene following trauma experienced in child- or adulthood.

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