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COMT but not serotonin-related genes modulates the influence of childhood abuse on anger traits.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Mar 2010
Perroud N, Jaussent I, Guillaume S, Bellivier F, Baud P, Jollant F, Leboyer M, Lewis C M, Malafosse A, Courtet P
Abstract excerpt
Anger-related traits are regulated by genes as well as early environmental factors. Both childhood maltreatment and genes underlie vulnerability to suicidal behaviors, possibly by affecting the constitution of intermediate phenotypes such as anger traits. The aim of this study was to test the interaction between nine candidate genes and childhood maltreatment in modulating anger-related traits in 875 adult...
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