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Monoamine oxidase-a genetic variations influence brain activity associated with inhibitory control: new insight into the neural correlates of impulsivity.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Feb 2006
Passamonti Luca, Fera Francesco, Magariello Angela, Cerasa Antonio, Gioia Maria Cecilia, Muglia Maria, Nicoletti Giuseppe, Gallo Olivier, Provinciali Leandro, Quattrone Aldo
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BACKGROUND: Previous evidence has shown that genetic variations in the serotonergic system contribute to individual differences in personality traits germane to impulse control. The monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) gene, coding for an enzyme primarily involved in serotonin and noradrenaline catabolism, presents a well-characterized functional polymorphism consisting of a variable number of tandem repeats in the...
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