Gene × environment interactions for ADHD: Synergistic effect of 5HTTLPR genotype and youth appraisals of inter-parental conflict

Behavioral and Brain Functions

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nikolas, Molly ^a   Friderici, Karen ^b   Waldman, Irwin ^c   Jernigan, Katherine ^b   Nigg, Joel T ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Emory University ^*  (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GUANINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDREN'S PERCEPTION OF INTER-PARENTAL CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONFLICT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PARENT; PROMOTER REGION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PUBERTY; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 77950835055     PISSN: 17449081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-6-23     Document Type: Article

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