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

doi:10.1007/s10519-016-9790-6

Editorial

. 2016 May;46(3):281-5.

doi: 10.1007/s10519-016-9790-6. Epub 2016 Apr 16.

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

Valerie S Knopik^{1

2}, Jenae M Neiderhiser³, Eco de Geus⁴, Dorret Boomsma^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. Valerie_Knopik@Brown.edu.
² Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Valerie_Knopik@Brown.edu.
³ Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
⁴ VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁵ EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 27085879
PMCID: PMC5455144
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-016-9790-6

Editorial

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

Valerie S Knopik et al. Behav Genet. 2016 May.

. 2016 May;46(3):281-5.

doi: 10.1007/s10519-016-9790-6. Epub 2016 Apr 16.

Authors

Valerie S Knopik^{1

2}, Jenae M Neiderhiser³, Eco de Geus⁴, Dorret Boomsma^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. Valerie_Knopik@Brown.edu.
² Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Valerie_Knopik@Brown.edu.
³ Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
⁴ VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁵ EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 27085879
PMCID: PMC5455144
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-016-9790-6

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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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Valerie S. Knopik, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, Eco de Geus, and Dorret I. Boomsma declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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[1] Agrawal A, Knopik VS, Pergadia ML, Waldron M, Bucholz KK, Martin NG, Madden PA. Correlates of cigarette smoking during pregnancy and its genetic and environmental overlap with nicotine dependence. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008;10(4):567–578. doi: 10.1080/14622200801978672. - DOI - PubMed

[2] Agrawal A, Knopik VS, Pergadia ML, Waldron M, Bucholz KK, Martin NG, Madden PA. Correlates of cigarette smoking during pregnancy and its genetic and environmental overlap with nicotine dependence. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008;10(4):567–578. doi: 10.1080/14622200801978672. - DOI - PubMed

[3] Argente J, Mehls O, Barrios V. Growth and body composition in very young SGA children. Pediatr Nephrol. 2010;25(4):679–685. doi: 10.1007/s00467-009-1432-2. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Argente J, Mehls O, Barrios V. Growth and body composition in very young SGA children. Pediatr Nephrol. 2010;25(4):679–685. doi: 10.1007/s00467-009-1432-2. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Barker DJ, Clark PM. Fetal undernutrition and disease in later life. Rev Reprod. 1997;2(2):105–112. - PubMed

[6] Barker DJ, Clark PM. Fetal undernutrition and disease in later life. Rev Reprod. 1997;2(2):105–112. - PubMed

[7] Bidwell LC, Palmer RHC, Brick L, Heath AC, Madden PAF, Knopik VS. A propensity scoring approach to characterizing the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on offspring's initial responses to cigarettes and alcohol. Behav Genet. 2016 doi:10. 1007/s10519-016-9791-5. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Bidwell LC, Palmer RHC, Brick L, Heath AC, Madden PAF, Knopik VS. A propensity scoring approach to characterizing the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on offspring's initial responses to cigarettes and alcohol. Behav Genet. 2016 doi:10. 1007/s10519-016-9791-5. - PMC - PubMed

[9] D'Onofrio BM, Lahey BB, Turkheimer E, Lichtenstein P. The critical need for family-based, quasi-experimental research in integrating genetic and social science research. Am J Public Health. 2013;103:S46–S55. - PMC - PubMed

[10] D'Onofrio BM, Lahey BB, Turkheimer E, Lichtenstein P. The critical need for family-based, quasi-experimental research in integrating genetic and social science research. Am J Public Health. 2013;103:S46–S55. - PMC - PubMed

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