A putative causal relationship between genetically determined female body shape and posttraumatic stress disorder

Renato Polimanti; Ananda B. Amstadter; Dan Joseph Stein; Lynn M. Almli; Dewleen G. Baker; Laura J. Bierut; Bekh Bradley; Lindsay A. Farrer; Eric O. Johnson; Anthony P. King; Henry R. Kranzler; Adam X. Maihofer; John P. Rice; Andrea L. Roberts; Nancy L. Saccone; Hongyu Zhao; Israel Liberzon; Kerry J. Ressler; Caroline M. Nievergelt; Karestan C. Koenen; Joel Gelernter

doi:10.1186/s13073-017-0491-4

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There is a putative causal relationship between genetically determined female body shape and PTSD, which could be mediated by evolutionary mechanisms involved in human sexual behaviors.

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