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The role played by the interaction between genetic factors and attachment in the stress response in infancy.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Dec 2009
Frigerio Alessandra, Ceppi Elisa, Rusconi Marianna, Giorda Roberto, Raggi Maria Elisabetta, Fearon Pasco
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BACKGROUND: The importance of understanding which environmental and biological factors are involved in determining individual differences in physiological response to stress is widely recognized, given the impact that stress has on physical and mental health. METHODS: The child-mother attachment relationship and some genetic polymorphisms (5-HTTLPR, COMT and GABRA6) were tested as predictors of salivary cortisol...
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