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The association between infants' self-regulatory behavior and MAOA gene polymorphism.
Developmental science - 1 Sept 2011
Zhang Minghao, Chen Xinyin, Way Niobe, Yoshikawa Hirokazu, Deng Huihua, Ke Xiaoyan, Yu Weiwei, Chen Ping, He Chuan, Chi Xia, Lu Zuhong
Abstract excerpt
Self-regulatory behavior in early childhood is an important characteristic that has considerable implications for the development of adaptive and maladaptive functioning. The present study investigated the relations between a functional polymorphism in the upstream region of monoamine oxidase A gene (MAOA) and self-regulatory behavior in a sample of Chinese infants at 6 months of age. Self-regulation was assessed...
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