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Association of the serotonin transporter and 5HT1Dbeta receptor genes with extreme, persistent and pervasive aggressive behaviour in children.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Sept 2004
Davidge Kristen M, Atkinson Leslie, Douglas Lori, Lee Vivien, Shapiro Solomon, Kennedy James L, Beitchman Joseph H
Abstract excerpt
There is an inverse correlation between central nervous system serotonergic activity and human aggression, and aggressive traits are at least partially heritable. The present study sought to investigate the relationship between childhood aggression and polymorphisms of two serotonin system genes: the 5HT1Dbeta receptor gene and the serotonin transporter (5HTT) gene. Fifty children with a minimum 2-year history of...
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