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Effects of methamphetamine abuse and serotonin transporter gene variants on aggression and emotion-processing neurocircuitry.
Translational psychiatry - 21 Feb 2012
Payer D E, Nurmi E L, Wilson S A, McCracken J T, London E D
Abstract excerpt
Individuals who abuse methamphetamine (MA) exhibit heightened aggression, but the neurobiological underpinnings are poorly understood. As variability in the serotonin transporter (SERT) gene can influence aggression, this study assessed possible contributions of this gene to MA-related aggression. In all, 53 MA-dependent and 47 control participants provided self-reports of aggression, and underwent functional...
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