Epigenetic Signaling in Psychiatric Disorders
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Epigenetic signaling in psychiatric disorders.
Psychiatric disorders are complex multifactorial illnesses involving chronic alterations in neural circuit structure and function. While genetic factors are important in the etiology of disorders such as depression and addiction, relatively high rates of discordance among identical twins clearly indicate the importance of additional mechanisms. Environmental factors such as stress or prior drug...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Molecular Biology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0022-2836
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.03.016