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Dopamine D4 receptor and serotonin transporter gene effects on the longitudinal development of infant temperament.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Jul 2011
Holmboe K, Nemoda Z, Fearon R M P, Sasvari-Szekely M, Johnson M H
Abstract excerpt
Existing studies of the effect on infant temperament of the 48 base pair variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism in exon 3 of the dopamine D4 receptor gene, DRD4 VNTR, and the serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region, 5-HTTLPR, have provided contradictory results, and age seems to be an important factor. The present study investigated the effect of these two polymorphisms on the stability of infant...
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