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Child abuse and neglect, MAOA, and mental health outcomes: a prospective examination.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Feb 2012
Nikulina Valentina, Widom Cathy Spatz, Brzustowicz Linda M
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BACKGROUND: Studies have examined the interaction of MAOA genotype with childhood maltreatment in relation to depressive symptomatology and alcohol abuse with conflicting findings. Both high- and low-activity allele combinations have been shown to be protective for maltreated children with direction of findings varying by study methodology and participants' sex. METHODS: Participants in a prospective cohort...
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