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5-HTTLPR Expression Outside the Skin: An Experimental Test of the Emotional Reactivity Hypothesis in Children.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Weeland Joyce, Slagt Meike, Brummelman Eddie, Matthys Walter, de Castro Bram Orobio, Overbeek Geertjan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that variation in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene SLC6A4 (i.e., the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism) moderates the impact of environmental stressors on child psychopathology. Emotional reactivity -the intensity of an individual's response to other's emotions- has been put forward as a possible mechanism underlying these gene-by-environment interactions (i.e.,...
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