Intergenerational transmission of genetic risk for hyperactivity and inattention. Direct genetic transmission or genetic nurture?
Ivan VoroninIsabelle Ouellet-MorinAmélie PetitclercGenevieve Morneau-VaillancourtMara BrendgenGinette DioneFrank VitaroMichel BoivinPublished in: JCPP advances (2024)
Genetic propensities to ADHD and education predicted ADHD symptoms in childhood, especially in primary school. Its intergenerational transmission was driven primarily by genetic variants passed to the child, rather than by environmentally mediated parental genetic effects. The model developed in this study can be leveraged in future research to investigate genetic transmission and genetic nurture while accounting for parental assortative mating.