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Association of maternal dopamine transporter genotype with negative parenting: evidence for gene x environment interaction with child disruptive behavior.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 May 2010
Lee S S, Chronis-Tuscano A, Keenan K, Pelham W E, Loney J, Van Hulle C A, Cook E H, Lahey B B
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Although maternal parenting is central to child development, little is known about the interplay between molecular genetic and environmental factors that influence parenting. We tested the association of the 40-bp variable number tandem repeat polymorphism of the dopamine transporter (DAT1; SLC6A3) gene with three dimensions of observed maternal parenting behavior (positive parenting, negative parenting and total...
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