Journal article
Hair Cortisol in Twins: Heritability and Genetic Overlap with Psychological Variables and Stress-System Genes
Abstract
Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) is a promising measure of long-term hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. Previous research has suggested an association between HCC and psychological variables, and initial studies of inter-individual variance in HCC have implicated genetic factors. However, whether HCC and psychological variables share genetic risk factors remains unclear. The aims of the present twin study were to: (i) assess …
Authors
Rietschel L; Streit F; Zhu G; McAloney K; Frank J; Couvy-Duchesne B; Witt SH; Binz TM; CORtisolNETwork (CORNET) Consortium; Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC)
Journal
Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1038/s41598-017-11852-3
ISSN
2045-2322