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ArticleBehavior genetics2016

The Importance of the Prenatal Environment in Behavioral Genetics: Introduction to Special Issue.

Valerie S Knopik, Jenae M Neiderhiser, Eco de Geus, Dorret Boomsma

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Article in Behavior genetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Valerie S KnopikDivision of Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. Valerie_Knopik@Brown.edu.
Jenae M NeiderhiserDepartment of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Eco de GeusVU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Dorret BoomsmaVU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research · NLPennsylvania State University · USRhode Island Hospital · US

Funding

Genes, Prenatal Drug Exposure, and the Postnatal Environment: An Adoption StudyR01DA020585 · NIDA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI NEIDERHISER, JENAE M. · 2007 to 2011
$5.9M
Psychometric and Genetic Assessments of Substance UseR37DA018673 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI NEALE, MICHAEL CHURTON · 2005 to 2014
$3.7M
Prenatal tobacco exposure: effects on neuropsychological outcomes and ADHDR01DA023134 · NIDA · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI KNOPIK, VALERIE S · 2008 to 2013
$2.7M
GENES, ENVIRONMENT, AND MATERNAL ADJUSTMENTR01MH054610 · NIMH · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI NEIDERHISER, JENAE M. · 1996 to 2006
$2.7M
Psychometric and Genetic Assessments of Substance UseR01DA018673 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI NEALE, MICHAEL CHURTON · 2004 to 2019
$2.3M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA018673NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA020585NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA023134NIDA NIH HHS R37 DA018673NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH054610
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduce and discuss a special issue on prenatal factors in genetics research, that includes 14 papers ranging from studies on chorionicity, smoking during pregnancy, and more general prenatal risks to papers about theory, methods and measurement. There are two review papers, one focused on chorioncity and the second on pre- and perinatal ischemia-hypoxia, that help to frame the state of research in these areas with a focus on the relevance across multiple fields of study. Taken together, these papers clearly demonstrate the importance of considering prenatal environment influences on functioning in offspring across the lifespan while also underscoring the importance of using genetically informed designs as a means to clarify causality.

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Genetics, BehavioralFemaleHumansPregnancySmoking

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PMID27085879
PMCPMC5455144
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