Sentences with phrase «related gene polymorphisms»

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First, autism may not be rigidly determined but instead may be related to common gene variants, called polymorphisms, that may be derailed by environmental triggers.

This is the first study to suggest that dog sociality toward people is related to polymorphisms in the OXTR (oxytocin receptor) gene.

A factor analysis based on descriptors of 81 Labrador retrievers being trained as guide dogs found that polymorphisms in two genes — comt and the glutamate receptor (slc1a2)-- significantly related to a principal component described as «activity».

Serotonin transporter gene regulatory region polymorphism and anxiety - related traits in the Japanese

Related to this question, recent research suggests that particular polymorphisms, often those linked to risk for pathology, make the individual more susceptible to be influenced by parenting and other experiences.24 - 26 For example, children carrying the 7 - repeat variation of the DRD4 appear to benefit more from interventions directed to prevent behaviour problems than those carrying other variations of the gene.24 Nonetheless, further research is needed on how and to what extent EC skills may be influenced by the interplay between constitution and experience.