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Aggression and anger-related traits associated with a polymorphism of the tryptophan hydroxylase gene.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Mar 1999
Manuck S B, Flory J D, Ferrell R E, Dent K M, Mann J J, Muldoon M F
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BACKGROUND: Central nervous system (CNS) serotonergic activity correlates inversely with human aggressive behavior, and individual differences in aggressive disposition are at least partially heritable. This study was conducted to evaluate the possible association between measures of antagonistic behavior and an intronic polymorphism of the gene coding for tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH), the rate-limiting enzyme in...
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