Maternal alcohol use disorder and offspring ADHD: disentangling genetic and environmental effects using a children-of-twins design

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BACKGROUND: Children of alcoholics are significantly more likely to experience high-risk environmental exposures, including prenatal substance exposure, and are more likely to exhibit externalizing problems [e.g. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)]. While there is evidence that genetic influences and prenatal nicotine and/or alcohol exposure play separate roles in determining risk of ADHD, little has...

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