NPY and post-traumatic stress disorder: Susceptibility genes for PTSD have not yet been identified, but to date the number of individuals screened is low, while the few genetic studies that have been performed mainly focussed on key candidate genes, including BDNF, neuropeptide Y (NPY; 7p15.1), the glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1; 5q31.3), and components of the serotonin and dopamine pathways [149-153].