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Coaction of stress and serotonin transporter genotype in predicting aggression at the transition to adulthood.
Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 - 1 Jan 2012
Conway Christopher C, Keenan-Miller Danielle, Hammen Constance, Lind Penelope A, Najman Jake M, Brennan Patricia A
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Despite consistent evidence that serotonin functioning affects stress reactivity and vulnerability to aggression, research on serotonin gene-stress interactions (G × E) in the development of aggression remains limited. The present study investigated variation in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) as a moderator of the stress-aggression association at the transition to adulthood....
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