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Infant genotype may moderate sensitivity to maternal affective communications: attachment disorganization, quality of care, and the DRD4 polymorphism.
Social neuroscience - 1 Jan 2007
Gervai Judit, Novak Alexa, Lakatos Krisztina, Toth Ildiko, Danis Ildiko, Ronai Zsolt, Nemoda Zsofia, Sasvari-Szekely Maria, Bureau Jean-Francois, Bronfman Elisa, Lyons-Ruth Karlen
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Disorganized attachment is an early predictor of the development of psychopathology in childhood and adolescence. Lyons-Ruth et al. (1999) developed the AMBIANCE coding scheme to assess disrupted communication between mother and infant, and reported the link between maternal behavior and disorganized attachment. The Hungarian group found an association between a polymorphism of the DRD4 gene and disorganized...
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