Joice Santos Rosa

Abstract Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic and debilitating psychiatric condition, and sexual assault represents the leading risk factor for PTSD in women, with up to 50% of survivors developing the disorder. However, most transcriptomic studies have focused on male military veterans, limiting insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying PTSD in women. We conducted a longitudinal RNA sequencing study of blood samples from 65 women with PTSD and 65 healthy controls (HC).