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A non-additive interaction of a functional MAO-A VNTR and testosterone predicts antisocial behavior.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Jan 2008
Sjöberg Rickard L, Ducci Francesca, Barr Christina S, Newman Timothy K, Dell'osso Liliana, Virkkunen Matti, Goldman David
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A functional VNTR polymorphism in the promoter of the monoamine oxidase A gene (MAOA-LPR) has previously been shown to be an important predictor of antisocial behavior in men. Testosterone analogues are known to interact with the MAOA promoter in vitro to influence gene transcription as well as i...
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