Gene-environment interaction on cognition: A twin study of childhood maltreatment and COMT variability

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 989-994

  Goldberg, Ximena ^a,b   Fatjó Vilas, Mar ^a,b   Alemany, Silvia ^a,b   Nenadic, Igor ^c   Gastó, Cristobal ^b,d   Fañanás, Lourdes ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Childhood maltreatment; Gene environment interaction; Genotypic variability; Individual differences; Twin based design

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84877138328     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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