The serotonin transporter gene polymorphism 5-HTTLPR moderates the effects of stress on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1363-1371

  Van Der Meer, Dennis ^a   Hartman, Catharina A ^a   Richards, Jennifer ^b,c   Bralten, Janita B ^b   Franke, Barbara ^b   Oosterlaan, Jaap ^d   Heslenfeld, Dirk J ^d   Faraone, Stephen V ^e   Buitelaar, Jan K ^b,c   Hoekstra, Pieter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; gene environment interaction (GxE); serotonin transporter (5 HTTLPR); stress

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIBLING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIBLINGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910685063     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12240     Document Type: Article

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