https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/ch5424802.htm
Adverse childhood experiences such as maltreatment or neglect are associated with mental health problems in adulthood. Changes in the regulation of the psychological and physiological stress reaction, mediated via epigenetic modifications, are discussed as potential mechanisms. This study aimed to replicate the role of DNA methylation of the KITLG gene in mediating the association between childhood adversity and stress-induced cortisol reactivity in a sample of adults reporting childhood adversity and a matched control group (N = 6.