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Childhood maltreatment, subsequent antisocial behavior, and the role of monoamine oxidase A genotype.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Oct 2006
Huizinga David, Haberstick Brett C, Smolen Andrew, Menard Scott, Young Susan E, Corley Robin P, Stallings Michael C, Grotpeter Jennifer, Hewitt John K
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BACKGROUND: A functional promoter polymorphism in monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) has been implicated as a moderating factor in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and later adolescent and adult antisocial behavior. Despite wide interest in this hypothesis, results remain mixed from the few attempts at replication. METHODS: Regression-based analyses were conducted to test for a genotype-environment...
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