Impaired fear extinction in serotonin transporter knockout rats is associated with increased 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in the amygdala.
Ling ShanHang-Yuan GuoCorina N A M van den HeuvelJoop van HeerikhuizeJudith R HombergPublished in: CNS neuroscience & therapeutics (2018)
In the amygdala, DNA demethylation, independent from c-Fos activation, may contribute to individual differences in risk for PTSD, as conferred by the 5-HTTLPR s-allele.