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Dopamine D3 receptor gene polymorphism and violent behavior: relation to impulsiveness and ADHD-related psychopathology.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 May 2003
Retz W, Rösler M, Supprian T, Retz-Junginger P, Thome J
Abstract excerpt
Several lines of evidence indicate that dopaminergic neurotransmission is involved in the regulation of impulsive aggression and violence and that genetically determined variability in dopaminergic gene expression modifies complex traits including that of impulsivity and aggression. In this study we report an association of the dopamine D3 receptor (DRD3) polymorphism with impulsiveness according to Eysenck's EIQ...
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