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MAOA, maltreatment, and gene-environment interaction predicting children's mental health: new evidence and a meta-analysis.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Oct 2006
Kim-Cohen J, Caspi A, Taylor A, Williams B, Newcombe R, Craig I W, Moffitt T E
Abstract excerpt
Previous research on adults has shown that a functional polymorphism in the promoter region of the monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene moderates the impact of childhood maltreatment on risk for developing antisocial behavior. Thus far, attempts to replicate this finding have been mixed. The current study (i) presents new data investigating this finding in a sample of 975 seven-year-old boys, and (ii) evaluates the...
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