Friday, February 3, 2012

Maternal Stress during Pregnancy, ADHD Symptomatology in Children and Genotype: Gene-Environment Interaction.

J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Feb; 21(1): 9-15
Grizenko N, Fortier ME, Zadorozny C, Thakur G, Schmitz N, Duval R, Joober R

Case carry out studies indicate a relationship between motherly highlight during conceiving physically as well as childhood ADHD. However, motherly smoking, parenting style as well as parental psychiatric commotion are possible confounding factors. Our objective was to carry out for these factors by using an intra-familial design, as well as investigate gene-environment interactions.One hundred forty two children, ages 6 to 12, (71 with ADHD, as well as their 71 non-ADHD siblings) participated in a intra-familial investigate design. A larger sample of ADHD young kids (N=305) was genotyped for DAT1 as well as DRD4 to examine gene-environment interactions. Symptom severity was evaluated using a Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) as well as a Conners' Global Index for Parents (CGI-P). The Kinney Medical as well as Gynecological Questionnaire was used to report stressful events during pregnancies.LOGISTIC REGRESSION INDICATED THAT MOTHERS WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE EXPERIENCED HIGH STRESS DURING PREGNANCY OF THEIR ADHD CHILD COMPARED TO THAT OF THE UNAFFECTED SIBLING (OR: 6.3, p=.01). In a larger sample, DRD4 7/7 genotype was compared with increasing symptom severity in a high highlight conceiving physically (p=.01).Maternal highlight during conceiving physically was compared with a development of ADHD symptomatology after controlling for family history of ADHD as well as other environmental factors. This association could partly be mediated through a DRD4 genotype.


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