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Evidence for epistasis between the 5-HTTLPR and the dopamine D4 receptor polymorphisms in externalizing behavior among 15-year-olds.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Dec 2009
Hohmann Sarah, Becker Katja, Fellinger Johannes, Banaschewski Tobias, Schmidt Martin H, Esser Günter, Laucht Manfred
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The present study aimed to clarify the functional role of genes in the dopamine and serotonin systems by examining whether polymorphisms in these genes are related to adolescent externalizing behavior either alone or in interaction with each other. Participants were selected from an ongoing prospective study of the outcome of early risk factors. At age 15 years, 298 adolescents (144 males, 154 females) completed...
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