THE ASSOCIATION OF CATECHOL-O-METHYL-TRANSFERASE AND INTERLEUKIN 6 GENE POLYMORPHISMS WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that occurs in some people who have experienced a severe traumatic event. Several genetic studies suggest that gene encoding proteins of catechol-O-methyl-transferase (COMT) may be relevant for the pathogenesis of PTSD. Some researchers suggested that the elevation of interleukin-6 (IL6) correlates with major depression and PTSD. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the single...