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Serotonin transporter polymorphism interacts with childhood adversity to predict aspects of impulsivity.
Psychological science - 1 May 2011
Carver Charles S, Johnson Sheri L, Joormann Jutta, Kim Youngmee, Nam Jennifer Y
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter polymorphism has been linked--often in interaction with environmental adversity--to a variety of outcomes, including affective disorders. This polymorphism is widely viewed as relating to anxiety traits. A different view is that it relates instead to impulsivity (vs. control) in reacting to emotions. In a test of the latter view, 303 students were genotyped on this polymorphism and...
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