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Does MAOA increase susceptibility to prenatal stress in young children?
Neurotoxicology and teratology - 1 May 2017
Massey Suena H, Hatcher Amalia E, Clark Caron A C, Burns James L, Pine Daniel S, Skol Andrew D, Mroczek Daniel K, Espy Kimberly A, Goldman David, Cook Edwin, Wakschlag Lauren S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We previously demonstrated a gene-by-prenatal-environment interaction whereby the monoamine oxidase A gene (MAOA) modified the impact of prenatal tobacco exposure (PTE) on adolescent disruptive behavior (DB), with the MAOA risk genotype varying by sex. We extend this work by examining whether this mechanism is evident with another common adversity, prenatal stress exposure (PSE), and whether sex...
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