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Serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) genotype moderates the longitudinal impact of early caregiving on externalizing behavior.
Development and psychopathology - 1 Feb 2015
Brett Zoë H, Humphreys Kathryn L, Smyke Anna T, Gleason Mary Margaret, Nelson Charles A, Zeanah Charles H, Fox Nathan A, Drury Stacy S
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We examined caregiver report of externalizing behavior from 12 to 54 months of age in 102 children randomized to care as usual in institutions or to newly created high-quality foster care. At baseline no differences by group or genotype in externalizing were found. However, changes in externalizing from baseline to 42 months of age were moderated by the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region genotype and...
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