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HPA axis function in male caregivers: effect of the monoamine oxidase-A gene promoter (MAOA-uVNTR).
Biological psychology - 1 Oct 2008
Brummett Beverly H, Boyle Stephen H, Siegler Ilene C, Kuhn Cynthia M, Surwit Richard S, Garrett Melanie E, Collins Ann, Ashley-Koch Allison, Williams Redford B
Abstract excerpt
Caregiving stress is associated with negative health outcomes. Neuroendocrine functioning may be a mediator of such outcomes. The MAOA gene regulates activity of neurotransmitters involved with neuroendocrine responses to stress. Differences in polymorphisms of this gene have been shown to influence susceptibility to stress. Therefore, we examined allelic variation in MAOA-uVNTR, a functional polymorphism of...
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