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Monoamine oxidase a gene is associated with borderline personality disorder.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2007
Ni Xingqun, Sicard Tricia, Bulgin Natalie, Bismil Ramprasad, Chan Kirsten, McMain Shelley, Kennedy James L
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OBJECTIVE: Monoamine oxidase A is a mitochondrial enzyme involved in the degradation of certain neurotransmitter amines: serotonin and norepinephrine. As for its role in aggression, impulsivity, suicide and mood liability, monoamine oxidase A can be considered a functional candidate in borderline personality disorder. METHODS: To test for this hypothesis we genotyped two polymorphic markers in monoamine oxidase A...
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