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Genetic, psychosocial, and demographic factors associated with social disinhibition in Mexican-origin youth.
Brain and behavior - 1 Jul 2014
Archer Natalie P, Wilkinson Anna V, Ranjit Nalini, Wang Jian, Zhao Hua, Swann Alan C, Shete Sanjay
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INTRODUCTION: The genetic heritability for sensation-seeking tendencies ranges from 40 to 60%. Sensation-seeking behaviors typically manifest during adolescence and are associated with alcohol and cigarette experimentation in adolescents. Social disinhibition is an aspect of sensation-seeking that is closely tied to cigarette and alcohol experimentation. METHODS: We examined the contribution of candidate genes to...
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