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Case-control and within-family tests for an association between conduct disorder and 5HTTLPR.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Dec 2006
Sakai Joseph T, Young Susan E, Stallings Michael C, Timberlake David, Smolen Andrew, Stetler Gary L, Crowley Thomas J
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Several lines of research have suggested that serotonin dysfunction is associated with aggression, impulsivity, and antisocial behavior. A functional polymorphism in the promoter region (s, short and l, long allele variant) of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) that results in decreased transcription of the serotonin transporter gene has been linked with such serotonin dysfunction. To test for an association...
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