Journal article
Associations Between a Dopamine D4 Receptor Gene, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Behaviors Among Female Adolescent African Americans
Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services, Vol.14(2), pp.136-153
04/03/2015
DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2014.920759
PMCID: PMC4831568
PMID: 27087792
Abstract
Young female adolescent African Americans are disproportionately impacted by HIV infection. There is a clear need to understand factors associated with increased HIV-risk behaviors among this vulnerable population. We sought to explore the association between a dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4), a genetic marker associated with natural variations in rewarding behaviors, and self-reported alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors, while controlling for other known correlates of risk-taking such as impulsivity, sensation-seeking, and peer norms, among a group of high-risk female adolescent African Americans to evaluate whether this biological factor enhances understanding of the patterns of risk in this vulnerable group.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Associations Between a Dopamine D4 Receptor Gene, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Behaviors Among Female Adolescent African Americans
- Creators
- Jessica M Sales - Center for Contextual Genetics and Prevention Science, University of GeorgiaErica L Smearman - Emory University School of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training ProgramJennifer L Brown - Emory University Center for AIDS Research, Social & Behavioral Sciences CoreGene H Brody - Center for Contextual Genetics and Prevention Science, University of GeorgiaRobert A Philibert - Department of Psychiatry, University of IowaEve Rose - Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health EducationRalph J DiClemente - Center for Contextual Genetics and Prevention Science, University of Georgia
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services, Vol.14(2), pp.136-153
- DOI
- 10.1080/15381501.2014.920759
- PMID
- 27087792
- PMCID
- PMC4831568
- NLM abbreviation
- J HIV AIDS Soc Serv
- ISSN
- 1538-1501
- eISSN
- 1538-151X
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Grant note
- This research was supported by grant K01 MH085506 from the National Institute of Mental Health to the first author; Medical Scientist Training grant T32 GM008169 and Burroughs Wellcome Fund 1008188 provided support for the second author; and grant K12 GM000680 provided support to the third author. Also, grant R01 MH070537, from the National Institute of Mental Health to the last author, and grant P30 DA027827 to the fourth author provided support for the research. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, or National Institutes of Health.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/03/2015
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984070623002771
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