Intergenerational transmission of genetic risk for hyperactivity and inattention. Direct genetic transmission or genetic nurture?

• Main Authors: Ivan Voronin (Author), Isabelle Ouellet‐Morin (Author), Amélie Petitclerc (Author), Geneviève Morneau‐Vaillancourt (Author), Mara Brendgen (Author), Ginette Dione (Author), Frank Vitaro (Author), Michel Boivin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hyperactivity and inattention, the symptoms of ADHD, are marked by high levels of heritability and intergenerational transmission. Two distinct pathways of genetic intergenerational transmission are distinguished: direct genetic transmission when parental genetic variants are pas...