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Dopamine receptor gene d4 polymorphisms and early sexual onset: gender and environmental moderation in a sample of african-american youth.
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine - 1 Aug 2014
Kogan Steven M, Lei Man-Kit, Beach Steven R H, Brody Gene H, Windle Michael, Lee Sunbok, MacKillop James, Chen Yi-Fu
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PURPOSE: Early sexual onset and its consequences disproportionately affect African-American youth, particularly male youth. The dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) has been linked to sexual activity and other forms of appetitive behavior, particularly for male youth and in combination with environmental factors (gene × environment [G × E] effects). The differential susceptibility perspective suggests that DRD4 may...
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