Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6799478 | Journal of Psychiatric Research | 2018 | 28 Pages |
Abstract
Protective effects of dexamethasone on PTSD symptoms after cardiac surgery and ICU stay seem to depend on common genetic variation in its target receptor, the GR. These effects indicate that pre-operative genetic screening could potentially help in stratifying patients for their vulnerability for developing PTSD symptoms after surgery.
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Authors
Lotte Kok, Manon H. Hillegers, Dieuwke S. Veldhuijzen, Marco PM. Boks, Jan M. Dieleman, Diederik van Dijk, Marian Joëls, Christiaan H. Vinkers,