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FMR1 genotype interacts with parenting stress to shape health and functional abilities in older age.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Jun 2017
Mailick Marsha, Hong Jinkuk, Greenberg Jan, Dawalt Leann Smith, Baker Mei Wang, Rathouz Paul J
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the association of genotype (CGG repeats in FMR1) and the health and well-being of 5,628 aging adults (mean age = 71) in a population-based study. Two groups were contrasted: aging parents who had adult children with developmental or mental health disabilities (n = 785; the high-stress parenting group) and aging parents of healthy children who did not have disabilities (n = 4843; the...
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