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Parental care moderates the influence of MAOA-uVNTR genotype and childhood stressors on trait impulsivity and aggression in adult women.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Kinnally Erin L, Huang Yung-yu, Haverly Rina, Burke Ainsley K, Galfalvy Hanga, Brent David P, Oquendo Maria A, Mann John J
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OBJECTIVES: Adverse childhood experiences are associated with poor mental health outcomes, including vulnerability to mood disorders and/or antisocial behavior. A functional polymorphism in the regulatory region of the monoamine oxidase A gene (monoamine oxidase A untranslated variable nucleotide tandem repeat, MAOA-uVNTR) may moderate the degree of risk conferred by early trauma. Experiential factors may...
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