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. 2021 Apr 15;5(2):9. doi: 10.3390/epigenomes5020009

Table 3.

Results from the correlational analyses between parental ACE measures and epigenetic targets for female offspring.

Parental ACE Measure Epigenetic Target r p
Total ACEs Parent COMT
Parent DRD2
Parent GR
Parent SERT
−0.069
−0.091
−0.209
−0.151
0.728
0.644
0.287
0.443
Youth COMT
Youth DRD2
Youth GR
Youth SERT
0.045
−0.264
−0.088
−0.189
0.725
0.037
0.495
0.138
Total Maltreatment Parent COMT
Parent DRD2
Parent GR
Parent SERT
−0.170
−0.120
−0.217
−0.127
0.388
0.543
0.267
0.520
Youth COMT
Youth DRD2
Youth GR
Youth SERT
0.029
−0.272
−0.077
−0.113
0.823
0.031
0.548
0.378
Total Household Dysfunction Parent COMT
Parent DRD2
Parent GR
Parent SERT
0.051
−0.046
−0.165
−0.152
0.798
0.817
0.401
0.440
Youth COMT
Youth DRD2
Youth GR
Youth SERT
0.054
−0.202
−0.081
−0.232
0.677
0.113
0.528
0.067

Note: ACE = adverse childhood experience, COMT = catechol-O-methyltransferase, DRD2 = dopamine receptor, GR = glucocorticoid receptor, SERT = serotonin transporter, r = Pearson’s correlation, p = p value.