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MAO A VNTR polymorphism and variation in human morphology: a VBM study.
Neuroreport - 16 Jul 2008
Cerasa Antonio, Gioia Maria C, Labate Angelo, Lanza Pierluigi, Magariello Angela, Muglia Maria, Quattrone Aldo
Abstract excerpt
The X-linked monoamine oxidase A (MAO A) gene, coding for an enzyme especially involved in the serotonin catabolism, presents a well-characterized functional polymorphism (long and short variants) in the promoter region that alters the transcriptional activity of the gene and hence the function o...
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