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The interplay between parental monitoring and the dopamine D4 receptor gene in adolescent cannabis use.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Otten Roy, Barker Edward D, Huizink Anja C, Engels Rutger C M E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Both environmental risk and genetic variation is believed to play a role in substance use. A candidate environmental variable is parenting. Recent studies have found support for the idea that the dopamine system affects the susceptibility to environmental influences. In the present study we will examine the interplay between effects of parental monitoring and the presence of the DRD4 7-repeat allele...
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