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Violence in Male Patients with Schizophrenia: Risk Markers in a South African Population
1 Apr 2004
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OBJECTIVE: We investigate the role of functional variants in the catecholamine-O-methyl transferase gene (COMT) and the monoamine oxidase-A gene (MOA-A), as well as previously identified non-genetic risk factors in the manifestation of violent behaviour in South African male schizophrenia patients. METHOD: A cohort of 70 acutely relapsed male schizophrenia patients was stratified into violent and non-violent...
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