Children of Holocaust Survivors Inherit PTSD-Related Genetic Changes

Differential effects of maternal and paternal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been observed in adult offspring of Holocaust survivors in both glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity and vulnerability to psychiatric disorder.

The authors examined the relative influences of maternal and paternal PTSD on DNA methylation of the exon 1_F promoter of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR-1_F) gene (NR3C1) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and its relationship to glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity in Holocaust offspring.

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